Re: retaking a test

Sheila

Posted on 9/27/09

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Well said!

On 9/26/09, CityTeacher wrote:
> They only retake a test if they took a test on the wrong book
> accidentally, or if another student took the test FOR them and
> they reported it. (I DID have a student take a test for 5 others
> without their permission, and they were honest enough to tell me-
> although I already knew!) I will never delete a test if a child
> rushed through the book, took if without permission, or didn't
> finish the book. By 5th grade, they should know when they are
> ready. They learn a life lesson. Choose wisely:in life, there
> are no make-up exams. If they fail- oh well- they read another
> great book and get to take another test. Reading is its own
> reward.
> On 9/23/09, Ima Teacher wrote:
>> Yes, I do let students retake tests sometimes. I had a
>> student today who retook a test on a book she had read two
>> years ago and failed. She reread the book, I deleted the
>> test, and she did well on it. I made a second student retake
>> the rest. He had rushed through a book and took the test
>> without permission . . . and failed it miserably. He had to
>> read the book again, and I made him take the test again.
>> Another took a test on the wrong version of the book, so he
>> had a to do a retake.
>>
>> No parent has ever complained about the no points below 60%.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/23/09, Sheila wrote:
>>> Does anyone ever let a student retake an AR test and if so,
>>> under what circumstances? How do you handle parents who
>>> complain when their child gets NO points for a score below
>>> 60%.

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