Reply to How is WIS for kids with ADHD and/or other mild LDs?

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "How is WIS for kids with ADHD and/or other mild LDs?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plus 1.  What private dose t ask for the tests? Seriously?[/quote]

Doesn't make it right. Discrimination in school admissions on the basis of an innate characteristic, be it race, gender or IQ, should be illegal. A person with a lower IQ can work extra hard and do as well as any other. It's not the same as taking actual past performance (grades, SAT scores, etc) into consideration. Giving IQ tests to toddlers in order to determine their acceptance into a school is abhorrent, and parents should not stand for it. "Everyone does it" is not an excuse.[/quote]

Although in theory I agree with you, I do believe schools are trying to make sure the child can handle the workload and pressure by administering these tests (and WIS is far from the only school doing this). It may seem discriminatory on the surface, but if you've ever seen a child suffer from being overwhelmed and "lost" you would agree that it's best for the child not to be in that learning environment. I agree that children with a lower IQ can work hard, but at what cost to them personally? I don't have an answer as to what would be a better measure, but I do know that children should not be made to suffer in their learning (i.e. being pushed by a parent to go somewhere that is not a good fit academically).[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics