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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With no scores below 50% (eg no 0s for missing assignments), mandatory retakes for anything under a B, how is anyone failing?[/quote]

Retakes are mandatory in that we have to allow them. But a bunch of kids won’t bother doing the retake. They do not care. I will give an assignment and they say “what will my grade be if I don’t do this?” I tell them I don’t play number games like that. Do it or don’t and then deal with what the result is. You cannot imagine the amount of support we have to give to some kids to even pick up a pencil and LOOK like they’re attempting something. The kids who are gonna do it will do it and do fine but the ones who are failing even with all the buffers and protections we have in the policy to prevent failing are TRULY doing absolutely nothing despite reminders, redirects, help from teacher, retakes, etc. It’s wild. I don’t call anymore. It has never once resulted in the kid changing their behaviors. It just becomes me having to explain what I have done to justify why the kid won’t write down two sentences for an exit ticket. [/quote]

I would want to know if my kid were behaving this way, what the actual heck, sorry you deal with this. It must be frustrating on so many levels. 
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You might but the main thing I am told when I call home to inform them is “they said they did their work” or “I can’t do anything while they’re at school.” It is what it is. [/quote]

+1, the amount of parents who say “well, they said they did they assignment” is crazy. If I’m reaching out then a) I’ve asked them multiple times and 2) they still have not done it yet.[/quote]

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