So today when I realized that I had to write two blog posts, I wasn't really sure what I was going to discuss. Then, I realized that an event that occurred this week is worth talking about on my blog! This past Wednesday was the scheduled date for my AP U.S. History practice exam. Of course I procrastinated and did not start studying until Sunday night (which is not enough time to know the entire history of America). I figured that it wouldn't be my best grade, but I would work hard to do really well on the actual AP Exam. So, I went to second period, took my test, and left the room feeling relieved and relaxed knowing that the test I had been dreading for a week was finally over. That night I went on Home Access to see if the grades were up about ten times (and I'm not exaggerating). However, it was not posted, but I figured that was normal and that my teacher hadn't had time. Now is when the interesting part begins....
The next day I walked down the hall towards my class thinking that we would be getting our tests back and going over them. Unfortunately, I was completely wrong. As every member of my class walked through the door, my teacher handed us all scantrons which can only mean one thing: we are taking a test. Everyone looked around at each other with confused expressions wondering what was going on. Most people thought it was a joke, but others rushed to their seats to cram some last minute random information before this "test." After the bell rang, when my teacher came into her room, she didn't have her usual happy expression; instead, she looked serious and a little mad. We all asked what was going on, and, finally, she told us: we were retaking the practice exam. Screams came from all around the room objecting to this statement while some people still thought it was a joke. My teacher shut down that proposal quickly-- this was not a joke. Apparently, there were some "irregularities" with the grades from the previous test, so--SUPRISE-- we all had to take it again.
By "irregularities" we all know that means that some desperate student decided to cheat. A kid who usually doesn't do so well on the tests somehow pulled out an extremely high grade. Yes this is possible, but I mean probably not for more than one person. The question everyone was wondering was: why do we all have to retake the test if they obviously know who cheated? I still don't really have an answer to this question. I guess they had to make sure the people didn't just study a lot, but why not just talk to them about it first...or do anything besides make all 90 of us who take APUSH retake the test. I'm obviously not a teacher so I don't know exactly what is going on behind the scenes, but I just wish they had a better way to handle the situation. Also, if the cheaters don't confess, then the second grade will get counted for all of us. I really think this is unfair because the kids who cheated may still get a high grade! Some people think that the teachers made the right decision, but it might take me a while to figure out their logic. So, I guess I will have to wait until Monday to see the final results of this issue; all I want is for it to turn out fairly!
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