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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this is what they should do.  They should allow everyone a set time to take the test--a LONG set time, so it stops being a speed test and becomes a test about what they know and how they reason.

I've come full circle on this.  My DD has a genetic eye condition, and she has to strain to see.  Her eye muscles give out after focusing close for long periods of time.  I used to not want her to have any accomodations because "life doesn't give you extra time."  A doctor finally convinced me that that is the wrong thought process..."life is not a speed test where you must keep your eyes focused for 3 hours straight" is more like it.

So let's test what the kids know and how they think, not how fast they can squiggle it into a bubble.[/quote]

I completely agree. [/quote]

Except the world does value the ability to think rapidly so these tests measure that ability.  And all of your garbage accommodations and handicaps cheat those metrics.[/quote]

I have a kid with a LD who does very well in real life critical thinking.  She does less well in academic standardized testing --although very well in the classroom.  For her, she just needs to get through school and most jobs require a college degree, so she has to get through college, too.  I suspect she will end up in sales because she is incredibly persuasive (would probably be a lawyer but all fo the reading is too much since she is dyslexic).  Her accommodations are not harming your kid's score, trust me on this.  I'm sure she'd gladly trade her accommodations for not having dyslexia and ADHD.  She works incredibly hard to be at the same level as other kids.  She will get through college and I have no doubt, be successful.  IN real life, work ethic and common sense mean more than bubbling speed.[/quote]

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