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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [quote=Anonymous]Poster 20:10 - read the WSJ article. It highlights and reports all that I see at our private wealthy HS. Maybe it would then open your eyes to what it really happening out there. The extended time abuse has gone too far that it now an unfair advantage. The current system has to be changed.[/quote]

So what did I get wrong, exactly. Because I am in the middle of the system.

And more importantly, are you really feeling your kids they should lie over a long period of time to many people and try to fake testing to get extra time?

And I can’t read the WSJ article— it’s paywall. [/quote]

If your kid is in a wealthy public (even worse in a private) - where accomodations ranges from 25% to 33% of the population, then your kid without accommodations is at a disadvantage. Not only are extended time given for SAT/ACT but for all the school tests:
1. GPA - especially if the grading is on a curve 
2. Class ranking that is based on GPA
3. Merit scholarships - some colleges give $ based on class ranking
4. NSMF - some colleges give $ 
And so on
5. College - application for scholarships and top grad schools.

Do you see how this cascades over? The system is broken. [/quote]

If the national average is 3-4% and some schools have 30%, seems like your problem is with the 26% of kids in your school whose parents are paying to cheat the system, and the school, which has to submit these for not doing it’s due diligence, and not the 4% of kids who have legitimate learning disabilities.

I’m sorry if my kids ADHD is inconvenient for you. It’s sure as heck inconvenient for me, him and his school. But he shouldn’t lose the accommodations he has used consistently for years because your school is full of people with more Mooney than ethics.

If you are so worried your kid can’t keep up without cheating the system, maybe consider enrolling them in a school where cheating isn’t rampant, and an expected part of the college admissions process. [/quote]

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