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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One can be on the wrong half of the Bell shaped curve and not have a learning disorder.   If IQ is fixed, as most here believe, one's neuronal DNA intelligence potential is fixed.  I guess, everyone on this board must think intelligence is not fixed, hence the mad rush to the other half of the Bell shaped curve through tutors, prepping, steroids for the brain and accommodations for homework and sitting for tests and exams.[/quote]

IQ is fixed and since they can measure that with some sort of accuracy and a kid with a high IQ is not able to read in 4th grade there is a need for extra help. Schools are not designed to teach certain children to read - they need a different methodology - there are schools that use that methodology and some don't. Which is why public goes from phonics to whole word methods every 7 years like the economy. It's basically lame.

I actually have a working relationship with my kids teachers and don't expect all kinds of accomodations that take away from the other kids and we just simply put them in some tutoring. I don't have my kids tutored based on grades but based on frustration.

I am very happy with a C and feel blessed with a B. A's are non existent in our house - except in gym.

BTW - the Bell Shaped Curve has been proven in education to be a bad model.[/quote]

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