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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And yet, the argument is always made in terms of take away the extra time for SN kids instead of give everyone more (or enough) time, so that the tests assess knowledge/ability rather than speed.[/quote]

That is incorrect - people are asking for untimed tests or extra time for all. The ones opposing are the parents who have accomodations for their kids with their reasonings that extra time does not help, you don’t understand SN, etc.  They protest too much hence one begins to suspect that too much time has been given which helped their kids more than it should have.[/quote]

That's like saying you want to be able to park in the handicapped spot even though you don't have a disability.  Or that you should be able to have a therapy dog on the plane even though you don't have a condition that warrants one.  Let's think about that for a sec.  If you let everyone have the handicapped spots, there will be none for those who need them.  If you let everyone take a dog on the plane, there would be mayhem and those who need the therapy will be stressed.

Giving everyone the extra time does one thing.  It puts those who have the disabilities in the same position as having no extra time.  That's because the scores of those who don't need the time will potentially increase and adjust the curve to a point that ends up putting the special needs kids at the same disadvantage before the increased time.  If that is the case, why bother even giving the extra time.

I think what bothers people is the fact that some of these "disabled" kids are also gifted, and providing the accommodations allows them to demonstrate their giftedness.  [b]Sadly some people don't like the idea that some kid with autism is outscoring their kid.  Really pathetic.[/b]

Yes, there are those who "game the system" but the solution to give everyone extra time is not a good one.  ACT and College Board must have more stringent standards for approving accommodations -- especially where there is no history of accommodations in school.  That alone should be a red flag.[/quote]

there is absolutely nothing pathetic about not wanting your kid to be outscored. nobody wants that, least of all on DCUM. if you are so generous and don’t care about outscoring others why do YOU need to make sure that your child scores as high as he can to the point where you are ready to tilt the field for him? I mean at some point I get what you are doing but to then turn around and lecture others on selflessness is beyond rich.[/quote]

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