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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The long game is life.  Tests, college, etc, are practice for life.

Everyone has different abilities and brings different talents.  That is a good thing.

Pretending that a student who takes twice as long to complete a test is the same as a student who doesnt need extra time is a fraud.

It doesnt help the student with extra time. It sets them up for failure when they hit the real world where performance matters and everyone is taking the same "test" with the same amount of time.

Instead of trying to pretend they are the same as everyone else, the students should be trying to develop other qualities which distinguish them.

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This is the damage that the everybody-gets-a-trophy trend has done to our society. It’s no longer acceptable to have strengths and weaknesses. If you’re strong at math but struggle with reading, you simply must get a diagnosis and accommodations so that you can do everything perfectly. If you struggle with math...same story. It is simply required that everyone be great at everything. Bs are not acceptable. Cs are considered failure. Everyone must stand on the appropriate size box so that we all appear the same height, and we can all reach things that we may or may not even want...and when we finally do get that first job, some will still rise to the top while others lag behind. Accomodations don’t make the playing field level. Everyone’s skill set and abilities do not become even. It’s all an illusion. Instead of focusing on hiding what may keep us from being successful in one thing or another, [b]why not choose genuine success in another discipline or career? [/b][/quote]

That's what they do after college.  Not every job requires speed.  I didn't have accommodations in college because I didn't need them, but I still picked a job that doesn't have huge time pressures.  There are many jobs without time pressures.  Colleges prepare students for all types of jobs.  We can't relegate students who would excel in the many jobs that don't have extreme time pressures to subpar jobs because there are jobs that require speed.  Also, your assumption that accommodations somehow will give the student great or perfect scores is off.  My colleague's daughter had accommodations and still struggled.  She didn't go to a great school.  I'm sure once she graduates, she'll end up in a job that matches her strengths, not the job your kid is competing for.  [/quote]

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