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THE POINT IS TO GIVE A CHANCE TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T FIT THE MOLD SO THEY CAN BETTER CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY.

You have to do away with the notion that if people can't be productive within restrictive and completely arbitrary conditions, they are essentially a lost cause and do not deserve a chance to show what they can do at the next level. Closing doors at any step in their education (testing and tracking start in elementary school) ensures that a portion of potentially productive people are left out and it increases the risk they will become a burden to society.

Just because someone has ADHD, Asperger's, dyslexia, or whatever else, does not mean they are not intelligent and can't invent or create something wonderful for humanity. These people may not all fit into menial jobs if you prevent them from getting a high school or college diploma.

I feel strongly about this because both my husband and son are GT/LD (gifted, talented and learning disabled). My husband has an MD and a PhD. He was given many second and third chances in his life because people recognized his gifts among his quirkiness. He has done research in cancer and other common and deadly ailments. My son has the same quirks and would not be a good fit to work at McDonald's - he is academic like his father. We are grateful that the system allows for such out-of-the-norm people to still get to where their intellect leads them.

Instead of short-sightedly thinking this hurts neurotypical students' chances, please realize that allowing alternate paths for differently-abled students enables society to benefit from the combined work of a plurality of the population.

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Thank you for this. Unfortunately, it falls on deaf ears. For those of us with stronger understanding, it's just so obvious. It's the average NT people like OP who just don't have the intellect to understand these things.[/quote]

But the hard feelings here aren’t:
NT v SN
It’s NT v abusers of SN designations

That’s the “competition” that bugs us. It’s alll competition. I can get over that simple fact, but not happy with those who don’t need it abusing the system.

I think some of us feel quite extreme about it, and extreme enough to say “you now what? Let’s truly standardize it, and if ADD takes a point hit, it might be worth it. They’ll turn out fine.”[/quote]

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