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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the policy. My kid jwho is a unior has an uw 4.0. She says she will retake anything below 93.5. She's a good student and if that makes her happy so be it. I like the determination. [/quote]

Of course she has a 4.0! 😂 
Aren’t you concerned she is unprepared for challenges ahead? It is very easy to retake a test. It’s not particularly difficult to do and it’s not a testament to grit. [/quote]

Hey genius. She has a 4.0 uw and the policy just started this year. She couldn't do this before. I shared it to say she's a good student who cares about grades and will now use this policy to her advantage. Not afraid she's unprepared. She got those grades without a retake policy. It used to be only under 80 can retake and she's never gotten under 80. Also, I'm not sure what school your kids go to but at hers retakes require test corrections and then a retake. If it was so easy everyone would do it but 2 teachers on here said every kid doesn't. Try to keep up. [/quote]

I posted above. I’m the mother of the college freshman dealing with actual consequences this year. I am extremely grateful she wasn’t crippled with this policy. You’ve already admitted that your DD is going to exploit this policy. So she’ll get a short term gain, but she won’t learn that she needs to do things properly the first and final time.

I’m also a teacher. Your daughter is causing a tremendous amount of extra work for already overtaxed teachers. I’m fully expecting this policy will drive more from the profession. Teachers lack the time to offer these unnecessary retests for A students, so this actually comes across as disrespectful.

So it’s lose - lose all around so you can get a couple more points on a test. And as for college admissions, colleges receive a summary sheet of district policies. They’ll know students’ As aren’t that authentic. [/quote]

Also she never used retakes before. Not sure why people keep missing that. So she knows how to do well the fiest time. And now she will continue to do well the first time and then do even better the second. If she gets a 92 she aims for at least 93.5. Basically she want an A nothing less. It could be she never needs a retake but she will use it if she gets an A- or lower. [/quote]

But she won’t get that opportunity in college. This sets her up for a rude awakening when her first grade has to actually stand. It is training her into bad habits, perhaps trying a bit less because she doesn’t NEED a strong A the first time. You don’t see it yet, but this isn’t a benefit. It’s a disservice.

And I also see you don’t care about the impact this has on teachers, many of whom already pull 65 hour weeks. Imagine the paperwork nightmare this is creating, and to what end?

The teachers lose.
The students lose.
FCPS’s reputation drops with colleges.
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But isn’t it worth it, as long as it advances equity? [/quote]

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