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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]

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

Exactly. [/quote]

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