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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t actually think retakes are the problem. Khan Academy, for example, offers infinite retakes. The problem is that many schools never tell students that the goal is mastery. They do not understand that they need to accumulate knowledge and skills. I’m sure they’re capable of it. I’m sure every one of them has some huge store of facts about their favorite show or artist, and has learned a dozen tricks from TikTok makeup tutorials. They just don’t understand they’re also supposed to accumulate the information and skills that they encounter in school.[/quote]

I don't think just telling the students the goal is mastery is going to solve the problem. [/quote]

It would be better than not telling them, which is the current approach. [/quote]

I am terrible at Math. I was great at it until about 7th grade and started having small issues with the material. I was told to keep asking questions and to work harder. My knowledge gaps became larger. Teachers focused on the best students and ignored me. Every year I understood less and less and ended up getting getting Cs in 11th grade. I was a stellar student in every other class and it was so discouraging. Of course I knew mastery was the point, but I was doing so poorly I was just trying to stay afloat and not fail. I don't think my experience is unique or special. Mastery comes from the student's work AND from good, solid teaching students can built upon. [/quote]

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