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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I liked the policy. My senior failed 2 calculus tests initially, went over the mistakes with his teacher, studied again with a better knowledge, and got As. He wouldn't have mastered the content without the opportunity. [/quote]

+1.  This is the stated aim of the policy.  Understand completely what the negatives are, and especially why it's unpopular with some teachers.  It's the changing of it halfway through a school year that should not be allowed.  There are kids, mine included, who made a decision to stay in a class instead of dropping it, partly because of this policy - in fact it was his teacher who pointed it out and encouraged him to stay.  That decision impacts the entire school year.  Fine if you want to change this - can definitely see pros and cons.  But what other policy has APS ever approved in June for the following school year and then changed halfway through? [/quote]

So your issue with the mid-year change is that your kid might not be able to get an A in the class now?
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DP here and I would assume yes, which is a [b]completely legitimate reason for objecting to the change.[/b] [/quote]
Don't entirely agree.
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For objecting to the timing of the change, I mean.[/quote]
Don't entirely agree, I mean.[/quote]

They are implementing the new policy at the end of the second quarter. First and second semester grades are already done with the previous retake policy. Students know now, starting third quarter, that they may not be able to do retakes or multiple retakes. They may have to up their game and change their tactics or get the grades they would have gotten under normal circumstances before the ridiculous multiple retake free-for-all policy was implemented in the first place. Seems to me, they've been given a big advantage for half the year and now they get to see how they do without the bonus advantage.[/quote]

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