May I re-do this, please?

As a teacher, I think it is crucial to reflect upon your lessons, teaching styles, and performances daily. I expect nothing less from my students. I expect my students to reflect upon their attitudes, work habits, and skills daily. I want my students to be reflective learners. I try to instill in my students a sense of ownership when they create a project or complete an assignment. I feel that if they take ownership of something they have created, they will put more time and pride into it. I am a sucker for letting students re-do assignments. Some educators look at me like I am crazy but hear me out before you arrive at that conclusion. Do I not get a chance to re-do something if it is less than stellar first period? Do I not have a chance to fix it by 5th period? Do I not have my off days? Why would a student be any different? Now, I am not saying students should make a habit of rushing through assignments and then expecting a re-do. I am saying that when a student does poorly or completely misses the mark but WANTS to re-do it and improve the assignment, why not give them that shot? I feel that my job is ensuring students master a specific skill or concept. If I have to allow students to work hard to improve their skills and then re-do the assignment, what is it really hurting? I take it as a teachable moment. I think it is a time to show students that when you make mistakes, you can get back up on the horse and try again. Still differ in opinion? Well, that's okay but you can feel free to check out my template and info below :)

I have decided this year that I am going to allow students to REQUEST permission for a re-do. Do I have to always grant it? No. The point is for students to reflect upon their work habits in and out of the classroom when completing assignments, studying, or working on projects. I will allow the students to the opportunity to complete the form below and then they will have to reflect upon the various activities they have used to improve the skill or concept previously tested or assigned. I will read their request and I will either grant or deny the student the opportunity for a re-do based upon what they have reflected and how honestly they have reflected about their previous performance. If I do grant them the opportunity to re-do an assignment or re-test a skill/concept, I will not use the same form of assessment. See? There's the rub. Yes, it is very easy to re-do an assignment if you just have to fix a few facts, numbers, and/or grammar mistakes. Instead, I will assign the student some other form of assessment. Will it be more work for me? Maybe in the beginning but isn't differentiating instruction and assessments what we are suppose to be doing in the first place? Yeah, I thought so. 

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