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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I doubt these kids are all self aware. They laugh at the idea they need the extra time. Look at the Varsity Blues scandal, the extra time was part of the ruse and the kids bragged about it. Zero self awareness.[/quote]

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