More high schools ditching final exams

juba2jive
Tue, 29 May 2007 14:06:52 +0000

The private school that I attended has end of semester exams for grades 7-12. Everyone has to take the fall semester exam, but you can get exempt from spring exams if you get an A for the year.

IMO, this policy is the most balanced; everyone has to practice taking a cumulative exam, but it also rewards and motivates students to keep up their grades so that they can get that extra week off at the end of the year.