The administration has officially canceled the mandatory second semester tests for seniors. We are now transitioning to an oversight role to ensure the new academic policy is implemented correctly.
February 21, 2016
Final supporters
Students need to be taught to take responsibility for their actions. Punishing current seniors for the faults of alumni is wrong.
There are resources available to students, to help improve test taking skills, that do not include taking another semester test.
Forcing an entire class to take another semester test does not improve the studying habits of those who lack the skill.
Updates
January 11, 2016
The administration has acknowledged the volume of signatures and requested a formal meeting to discuss current testing policies. I am currently drafting a point by point proposal to present at this discussion.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2016
30 Comments
While being "exempt" from semester tests is a privilege -- and not a right -- I believe very strongly that exempting seniors from them, as well as make-up snow days (that could be the next thing to go), allows them (i.e. seniors) to focus on the next stage of their role in our society; if it be going to college, joining the armed services, or entering the private sector. As an alum, and one who appreciates the traditions of CHS, I believe it is important that the administration or school board listen to the concerns of our young people and uphold the traditions that they appreciate. They've been looking forward to getting out of semester tests for 4 years -- maybe even longer.
While I understand that required semester tests are intended to teach consequences for absences and test-taking skills, I firmly believe that the students who deserve these consequences should have to deal with them later in life (i.e. As a struggling college student). Padding the difficult life the students chose to endure isn't helping them. By now (our senior year), we should have taken the initiative to improve our attendance/test taking skills ourselves.
I'm not going to be some Guinea pig student just because kids last year didn't want to learn.
I am a former CHS student. We are tested on a weekly basis on the things we learn so it's pointless to force us to take a final semester test in every class. The highschool that I currently attend doesn't force their students to take semester tests.
I already missed two days attending a college and since I planned on having seven days to miss I wasn't worried about getting my absence excused, now I'm screwed
"I will be treated as I deserve, not on how my father deserved"
No test
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The administration has officially canceled the mandatory second semester tests for seniors. We are now transitioning to an oversight role to ensure the new academic policy is implemented correctly.
February 21, 2016
Final supporters
Students need to be taught to take responsibility for their actions. Punishing current seniors for the faults of alumni is wrong.
There are resources available to students, to help improve test taking skills, that do not include taking another semester test.
Forcing an entire class to take another semester test does not improve the studying habits of those who lack the skill.
Updates
January 11, 2016
The administration has acknowledged the volume of signatures and requested a formal meeting to discuss current testing policies. I am currently drafting a point by point proposal to present at this discussion.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2016
30 Comments
Cmon people when I was a senior I didn't have to second semester (first semester if you had good grades and attendance) , tradition should carry on
While being "exempt" from semester tests is a privilege -- and not a right -- I believe very strongly that exempting seniors from them, as well as make-up snow days (that could be the next thing to go), allows them (i.e. seniors) to focus on the next stage of their role in our society; if it be going to college, joining the armed services, or entering the private sector. As an alum, and one who appreciates the traditions of CHS, I believe it is important that the administration or school board listen to the concerns of our young people and uphold the traditions that they appreciate. They've been looking forward to getting out of semester tests for 4 years -- maybe even longer.
While I understand that required semester tests are intended to teach consequences for absences and test-taking skills, I firmly believe that the students who deserve these consequences should have to deal with them later in life (i.e. As a struggling college student). Padding the difficult life the students chose to endure isn't helping them. By now (our senior year), we should have taken the initiative to improve our attendance/test taking skills ourselves.
I'm not going to be some Guinea pig student just because kids last year didn't want to learn.
I am a former CHS student. We are tested on a weekly basis on the things we learn so it's pointless to force us to take a final semester test in every class. The highschool that I currently attend doesn't force their students to take semester tests.
I already missed two days attending a college and since I planned on having seven days to miss I wasn't worried about getting my absence excused, now I'm screwed
"I will be treated as I deserve, not on how my father deserved"
No test
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Cmon people when I was a senior I didn't have to second semester (first semester if you had good grades and attendance) , tradition should carry on