BY COLIN MILES, Junior
BLYTHEWOOD-- For some students, testing is not their forte, causing decline in their overall grade and resulting in lost focus during school.
At Blythewood High school, students are allowed retakes on tests if they do not perform well the first time around called TGIF, giving students a second chance to improve their test grades every Friday after school.
Many students and teachers believe TGIF is a great program, approving of the program with no hesitation towards it.
"Our design was for you to master the content. We do not care if you learn on the first test or the second test, we just want you to learn the content," Dr. Brenda Hafner, school principal said.
Dr. Hafner started the program years ago at E.L Wright Middle School.
Some students do not take advantage of the program for various reasons including teachers designing the retake as a harder test with more difficult material than the first time around.
Furthermore, students seem not to prepare as much for the second test, because their mindset is the test can not be as hard from the first test, causing a lower success rate in some cases.
“I think the TGIF policy is fine the way it is. It already gives student a second chance which is a privilege to have,” stated freshman Turner Hoffman.
The TGIF program is seeming to affect students in CP classes at Blythewood in a positive way, improving their grades and overall mindset about school throughout the school year.
Opposingly, junior Nik Jamrog, stated “My opinion on TGIF is that I do not think it is fair to have it because kids at other levels, like Honors and AP, do not have to ability to do TGIF like kids in CP or regular classes. If everyone is supposed to be given the same goals to accomplish, why give one kid an advantage and not the other?”
Jamrog, an AP and honors student, expressed his opinion and gave a strong argument as to why the program is not fair to all students at Blythewood High.
He believes the TGIF program is proving to be ineffective towards AP and Honors students, as they are not allowed to take advantage of the program, outraging these excelling students.
As students are looking for improved grades, the TGIF program at Blythewood High school is fulfilling those wishes to students taking advantage of the coveted program.
