Today classes worked on review problems from notes or homework, and most students had a chance to see their test grades.... most were rough. If you struggled, you may re-take the test under these conditions:
-You can only do this for one test - I expect you to get things figured out before next time as far as studying and test format, difficulty, content, etc.
-The test you re-take will be different from the first test. Studying the correct answers will do little; figuring out WHY you got certain questions wrong/right WILL help you.
-I will average the scores of your two tests.
-You may not re-take a test during class time. After school or by appointment otherwise.
I think this is the most equitable solution if you were taken off guard by the exam, or if you feel you know the content better now (our current unit applies much of what we were studying last unit)
Announcements: #3 on Monday's homework is bonus. Not huge, but it is pretty open-ended, so I don't expect everyone to be able to do it. I will answer it on Monday in class.
Grades will not be exported until Monday. I plan on getting all lab journals that have been submitted added in to your grade by that time; if Mom and Dad see your rough test grade, hopefully you did well on your lab and won't end up dead by the time Quarter grades are out.
If you want the optional assignment to count for this quarter, get it to me by tomorrow. (Friday). You can still turn it in for points until Wednesday.
Remember, quarter grades are impermanent. Semester grades are. If you are struggling now, you have over 50% of the points left in the semester to make up your grade (finals, increasing work/test load/speed) so you can move your grade up. If you have a good grade, keep it up! Your permanent transcript that you apply to universities with will have your semester grades on it, not quarter grades.
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