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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need to end retakes completely. It's an unfair demand on teachers and it makes GPAs meaningless.[/quote]

Everyone on here crying about retakes are the same people who have their kids take the SAT/ACT 2+ times to improve and/or superscore. Is the score meaningless?

Now watch them twist themselves into knots to justify it. [/quote]

I'm not anti-retakes, at least for certain grades. But I do think the policy of letting kids scoreup to 100% on retakes, rather than 80 or 90% is entirely unworkable for teachers and creates more anxiety and pressure and kids that will retake a low A just to get a higher A. [/quote]

SAT/ACT should say you only get 1 chance but if you score below 1340 or 29 you can retake once, but only up to 1340 or 29.  [/quote]

Surely you can grasp the difference between a test kids take 2-3 times ever and that the testing body is paid for each time kids take it vs the constant year in year out dynamics of HS grades and the added work that pours onto teachers already overworked. [/quote]

The arguments consist mostly of people saying a retake [b]doesn't prepare the kids for the real world (which is false you can retake most anything),[/b] doesn't prepare them for college, creates bad habits, makes the A "meaningless," makes it harder to get into UVA and other coveted colleges, etc . . . no one complaining cares about the teachers, I assure you, except teachers.

Every single complaint can be said for repeated SAT/ACT and superscoring but never is.[/quote]

If a surgeon makes a mistake, it's generally too late for a retake.

If a truck driver makes a mistake and crashes into someone, it's generally too late for a retake.

If someone is caught committing a crime, it's generally too late for a "retake."

If a trial attorney does a poor job prosecuting or defending, it's generally too late for a do-over.

If a homeowner forgets to turn off the power before changing an outlet, it's generally too late for a re-do.

There are countless other examples to discredit your claim that in real life, you can retake almost everything. [/quote]

I promise you the doctor, truck driver, and lawyer could take the LSAT, MCAT, bar exam, Boards, and drivera licensing multiple times. But keep being loud and wrong. [/quote]

Much Ado about Nothing – Act 1, Scene 1. Lines: 56 [/quote]

The point is retakes are not allowed in college, and by the time kids get to high school we should be preparing them for college. Also, if I'm hiring a lawyer or choosing a doctor, I want the one that knows how to get something right the first time.

My kids are at a school with a stupid SBG policy. I've seen firsthand how this leads to sloth in that it does not create an environment where kids cultivate organizational and time management skills. Instead, we have an increase in absences and lower test score. Everything FCPS is quietly implementing (retakes) and doing away with (homework) is the opposite of what kids need in order to prepare them for the demands of real life.

If you want your kid to have a decent education now in Fairfax County, you have to send them to private school. This was not the case before Covid. Fortunately, there are other places in the country that are taking the opposite approach. My nieces & nephews live in one such place, and these middle schoolers have homework, text books, and traditional grading at a public school. If every school was taking the FCPS approach, it would have serious consequences for the future of this country.

- just a parent with a kid that got a B at an SBG school, only to find out kid knows nothing about the subject.

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