<p>Consolation, you’re absolutely right about Paying3Tuitions, and I should maybe have specifically noted that I was aware she was describing, not endorsing. Her post was not at all one that unnerved me. (P3T is one of my all-time favorite posters, in fact.)</p>
<p>Yep, I thought I had said pretty clearly that I know there can be circumstances in which retakes are important to financial aid concerns. </p>
<p>Nope, I don’t feel attacked by your post. It was polite and reasonable, even in pointing out that I needed to read more carefully. And I did go back and read the whole thread more carefully. Perhaps there isn’t a single parental instance of endorsing here. </p>
<p>I still would rather see people steer their kids in other directions. </p>
<p>As far as household attitudes though, my experience isn’t in line with your theory. My concern here really doesn’t arise out of anxiety among my kids re the SAT or other testing. My kindergartner hasn’t taken it yet, but my other two don’t particularly mind standardized tests. Either one would have been okay with retaking if they hadn’t met their goals. Fortunately each one got to hit-it-and-quit-it. Or maybe I should say, fortunately D and S1 didn’t present me with a chance to test my convictions . . . in THIS case. :)</p>