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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a big fan of accommodations.[/quote]

So, my kid with 13th percentile processing speed shouldn't get more time on tests? Why, exactly? 
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Wait, are we really giving kids with "slow processing speed" extra time to equalize them with kids who do not have "slow processing speed"?

Why?[/quote]

Because we want to test whether they learned material, not how quickly they can regurgitate it back.[/quote]

NP. But if you have such a slow processing speed, isn't this eventually going to catch up with you? Will an employer pay you the same amount of money per hour as your co-workers if it takes you twice as long to do the work?

I've always been "slow" when it comes to math and never viewed it as a disability. I just knew that a career in engineering wouldn't be a smart decision and likely not feasible, so I just pivoted and found something that catered to my strengths. Not sure if we are doing these people any favors.[/quote]

This assumes kids aren’t aware of their own disabilities and what careers are suitable to them.

My kid has a hearing disability. The school accommodates her. She is still aware she should not seek a career as a piano tuner. The school accommodating her hearing disability doesn’t make her lack self-awareness.[/quote]

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