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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truly - what is the harm of accommodations?    What is one single example of an accommodated kid gaining an unfair advantage?  I am asking this and my kids are accommodation free.   These kids may not fit into the box they are dealt with but this has nothing to do with intellect, ideas or ability to innovate.  Sure - perhaps there are some careers where they may not be properly suited but that’s between them and their employer. [/quote]

Obviously, with more time they could out-perform their peers who have to stick to the time limit. [/quote]

Accomodations may also include having another student tasked with taking notes for them.  The students who get these work-study jobs are often A students -- so this student gets perfect notes taken by an A student while your B plus student gets notes they took themselves.  And if the student is too depressed or anxious (or tired or hungover) to go to class, they still get perfect notes taken by an A student.[/quote]

Yep.  And the worst part is -- lowering expectations for depressed or anxious people does not necessarily help them at all.  They need treatment for their depression and anxiety; not reduced expectations.  [/quote]

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