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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people who say kids were “exploiting” or “abusing” the policy are somewhat incorrect. The policy was that kids were alllowed to re-take tests/summative assessments, and that’s what kids were doing. They were using the policy as stated. Aps should have been more thoughtful in their statement of the policy, but kids were not misusing it. Additionally, there were a few teachers who were not really using the policy in the spirit it was intended. I think teachers (adults) who are trying to game the systems is much shadier. For example- one teacher changed all of their tests to quizzes (which cannot be made up) and were say 98 pts instead of 100. Then they just gave one huge test at the end of the quarter. The “quizzes” were essentially tests- in the previous year they were but this year they were just “quizzes.” Or teachers who create a huge barrier of busy work that they will not go over or meet to help you with before you can re-take the test. The busy work has no bearing on learning- it’s just gatekeeping. Or a teacher who won’t let kids re-take the test until a month after the initial test to “see if you are really going to study.” I find this kind of passive aggressive distortion of the policy to be more egregious.

Additionally, I think the “there are no re-takes or do overs in the real world” reasoning is not true. Sure there are fireable offenses or people who make big mistakes. But people ask bosses for extra time or prioritize one task over another knowing that they can go back and improve the task that they back burnered. You can ask for an extension on filing your taxes. You can go to office hours at college and get help with assignments or talk about an extension in extreme situations. You can get an “incomplete” and finish a course later. You can take a course pass/fail. Life is filled with opportunities. It’s not as extreme as people are suggesting. The people who want kids to “understand the real world” are the same people who are walking uphill to school and back home🙄[/quote]

Yes, DD's math teacher turned all tests into quizzes to get around the retake policy. [/quote]

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