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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not unusual at all for academically very strong students to seek out special accommodations and do even better. It's all part of the game. [/quote]

Honestly, it's not a magic bullet that anyone should be threatened by. 
I have two high performing kids who don't have accommodations.  If you gave them twice as much time on their tests it would just wear them out.  They run with the high academic flyers in their classes and none of their friends have accommodations either.  
You either know what you're doing or you don't--you either know the material or you don't.  Having twice the time to sit in a seat isn't going to make the answers magically appear or really shift the balance of who does super well and who doesn't. 
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Disagree.  I do not have ADHD, but always struggle with timing. More time will help a lot.[/quote]

Shrug.  
I don't see the extra time brigade hurting my kids.  The teachers give exams that can be reasonably completed in the time allotted.  My kids study a reasonable amount and do well.  Really!  it's not a issue for smart kids.  
I swear--I think my kids would do worse if they had twice the time. As it is, they sit, they get in the rhythm, they hyper focus for the hour, they spit out the information. Done.  [/quote]

Not sure I follow: You have 2 kids who don't have ADHD and don't need accommodations and  would not know what to do with extra time. OK. How is this of relevance? This is about other kids without ADHD who clearly do ask for extra time because they presumably benefit from it![/quote]

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