50% of all high school seniors have an A average GPA

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Anonymous wrote:In my kid's private, only 16% of the students are 4.0 and above. This is in first semester of junior year. Kids in this school cannot take an AP course until sophomore year and only one is allowed. Also, APs are weighted one point higher honors weighted .5 point higher. An A in this school is truly an A. Kids have mid term and final exams in all classes. I feel so blessed to be able to send my kid to a school that actually has credibility with their grading process.

Same here. I wonder how much shock public school parents and students would be in at a private school where you actually have to work hard to get top grades. My son worked harder for a C+ in Algebra 1 in private school and than any of the As he was given in public school.

My daughter had a vocabulary pre-test her first week of 9th grade at a top private after attending public K-8th. She got a 10%. Straight A student, never failed a thing in her life and never got below an 85 on anything. It made her realize she wasn’t really learning in her last school. She still struggles to get all high B’s and low A’s, but is a much happier person. I don’t care if a lower GPA means a non top 25 school. That was never the goal anyone. A passion for learning with involved faculty was.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

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No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, a 79.5 is definitely a C at my kid's school, and an 89.5 is a B.

Ours too! No rounding up. They also don't allow any AP's until junior year, and only 2 AP or honor courses total. You also only get 0.5 point for both of those. No full point. We were told less than 10% have above a 4.0 and sometimes only 1-2 kids a year graduate with above a 4.0 and sometimes they have an easier track. Tough!

I feel sorry for your children on the AP front. That’s one of the way college admissions officers know whether a kid can handle college level courses. Also kids who score high enough on APs can get college credit. That can greatly reduce the cost of college if you have enough credits. That’s really a shame for your kids.

LOL!!!!! You are clueless.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

But the mom posting and bragging about a perfect ACT gained through special circumstances, while slamming kids who got anything less is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

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No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated.

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I don't think ACT over 3 days is normal. When I looked into it the ADHD accommodation it was 50% extra time, I believe.

A decent student doesn't need that. It's pointless and they're just sitting there bored.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think ACT over 3 days is normal. When I looked into it the ADHD accommodation it was 50% extra time, I believe.

A decent student doesn't need that. It's pointless and they're just sitting there bored.

Very few students with ADHD will receive an accommodation for multi-day testing. To do so, you must have very special circumstances AND have that same protocol followed in your high school for all exams (the College Board will also sometimes allow this too).

Most students with ADHD who need extended time (not all do) get time and a half. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated.

I have zero issues with accomodations, I have issues with people who need extensive accommodations being given preference in the job market over people who need minimal accommodations, or who don’t need accommodations at all. My dh hires for his government agency. I could tell so many stories about how being a great student can’t get you half as far as being a mediocre student with a diagnosis can.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

Pretty pathetic

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated.

I have zero issues with accomodations, I have issues with people who need extensive accommodations being given preference in the job market over people who need minimal accommodations, or who don’t need accommodations at all. My dh hires for his government agency. I could tell so many stories about how being a great student can’t get you half as far as being a mediocre student with a diagnosis can.

In the past people thought that ramps were extensive accommodations. I also hire and I think old outdated managers have issues with understanding how to hire people with disabilities. Luckily we don't just toss people like your H who are old and their education is dated. He just needs a few classes on hiring those with disabilities.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated.

I have zero issues with accomodations, I have issues with people who need extensive accommodations being given preference in the job market over people who need minimal accommodations, or who don’t need accommodations at all. My dh hires for his government agency. I could tell so many stories about how being a great student can’t get you half as far as being a mediocre student with a diagnosis can.

In the past people thought that ramps were extensive accommodations. I also hire and I think old outdated managers have issues with understanding how to hire people with disabilities. Luckily we don't just toss people like your H who are old and their education is dated. He just needs a few classes on hiring those with disabilities.

First of all, he’s 38 and hardly old and uneducated. Accommodating mental health issues and intellectual disabilities is vastly different than physical accomodations. You should know that. Employees with clinical depression that hardly ever even report to work, but can’t be fired. Employees on the autism spectrum working in customer service positions that literally yell and scream at customers, but can’t be reassigned. Employees with ADHD that literally cannot finish a task, and can’t remember that they were even supposed to do it, and then swear that they must have done it and just can’t find it on their computer. Some jobs don’t suit some people, and that should be fine. There is a job out there for everyone. But when you are forced to assign people to things that they literally can’t do, everyone struggles.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

OK look I've been on Federal hiring panels many times and never ever have I been required to give preference to anyone with a disability unless the disability happened as a result of US military service. I'm pretty sure you are making this up or repeating some nonsense you saw on Fox.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February. While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5. DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available). He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help. But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success. I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated

How the heck can you take it over a few days? The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf

I don't get this. Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. This is bit ridiculous.

Yes
No, it's not.

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations.

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them.

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc) get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated.

I have zero issues with accomodations, I have issues with people who need extensive accommodations being given preference in the job market over people who need minimal accommodations, or who don’t need accommodations at all. My dh hires for his government agency. I could tell so many stories about how being a great student can’t get you half as far as being a mediocre student with a diagnosis can.

In the past people thought that ramps were extensive accommodations. I also hire and I think old outdated managers have issues with understanding how to hire people with disabilities. Luckily we don't just toss people like your H who are old and their education is dated. He just needs a few classes on hiring those with disabilities.

First of all, he’s 38 and hardly old and uneducated. Accommodating mental health issues and intellectual disabilities is vastly different than physical accomodations. You should know that. Employees with clinical depression that hardly ever even report to work, but can’t be fired. Employees on the autism spectrum working in customer service positions that literally yell and scream at customers, but can’t be reassigned. Employees with ADHD that literally cannot finish a task, and can’t remember that they were even supposed to do it, and then swear that they must have done it and just can’t find it on their computer. Some jobs don’t suit some people, and that should be fine. There is a job out there for everyone. But when you are forced to assign people to things that they literally can’t do, everyone struggles.

So he is young and educated but unable to do his job, let me guess he is white male.. There are organizations that train managers on how to do their job with respect to people with autism. In the past they tried to train the person with autism but they found the problem was actually their bosses inability to communicate. I doubt he has taken the training if he is having issues.

His office does not document procedures, he literally instructs new employees. Wow! He clearly is not DOD that's pathetic.

If your H has a ton of people taking mental health days he may be the common denominator we had that issue, fired the manager and everybody was working without issue.

He probably thinks deaf people are too much too. Wow! That is a long time to hope he retires out of his inability to manage his staff. Sad, he really needs training.

I agree that some jobs don't fit some people like your H and management.