It probably depends on your situation, Ima. From what you have said,
you probably (and I hope I am right) never had to deal with the
fallout of a bad decision in life that someone else made that affected
you. I hope you never have to be in that position.
I think we got way off target because I followed the whole post back
to Accelerated Reader and cancelling a test that a child fails. It
comes down to two trains of thought, do you delete the test and let
the kid make a mistake, and get a whole new chance at the test, as if
the 60 or below never happened? Or do you leave the 60 or below on the
kid's record and tell him "you'll do better next time" and let him
live with the consequences of a failing grade on his Ar report? It's
probably the individual teacher who decides, and it sounds like, based
on the personalities represented on this post, that the vote is about
50-50....
Are there any rules about deleting a test? I guess that would
determine (at least for some) the answer.
I do hope, Ima, that you're never the victim of a bad choice. I was,
just like "mom" in the previous post. I lost two neices in a horriffic
accident that could have been 100% preventable, but because of a bad
decision, they are both gone. So, yeah, they never got the second
chance they deserved and I wish someone knew that.
On 9/28/09, Ima Teacher wrote:
> Wow . . . there's something I want my children to learn. Make sure
> you don't ever screw up because there are no second chances.
>
> *insert sarcasm here*
>
>
> On 9/28/09, ~no there aren't! wrote:
>> I have that poster in my room, too.
>> There's NEVER a "make - up" exam in life....you may get a chance
>> to do something again, but you NEVER ERASE the previous
>> act/situation. I think the original poster was referring to the
>> fact that ERASING the AR test of a child who got a 60 or below
>> doesn't teach them to live with their mistakes- as in life. You
>> can never ERASE what you did.... I get it. Obviously, you don't.
>> On 9/27/09, That argument doesn't hold water. wrote:
>>> nfm

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