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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Worked with kids for years. Have seen LD kids think circles around speed demon straight A students. You know, some kids are athletic, some kids crunch numbers fast, some debate on their feet, some innovate, some are leaders, some contemplate at depths you’ll never know. No one’s entitled to anything; some people are just lucky they start with more advantages. A tiny little subset of scores does not necessarily make you a better thinker than someone with an incrementally different set of scores. Yes, some people are “smarter” than others, but you will not necessarily know it by their tests scores. Sure, you can glean some info on whether they appear to be prepared for basic college level work.  If you want to tell colleges who to admit, get a job in an admissions office. All this griping suggests there’s only one kind of human who deserves everything. Be glad everyone doesn’t think this way or you wouldn’t be reading your bloody smart device and sitting in air conditioning with the lunch of your choice right now. You have no idea what other people have figured out that you benefit from every minute of the day. And if they were just like all these entitled complainers, we’d be without.

(The merits of which are a different conversation;)[/quote]

I agree with everything you say.  This isn't inconsistent with the idea that the College Board should just report the test scores of all students (taken under the same time constraints), and let the colleges decide if they matter or not. [/quote]

Here is a radical thought:  The College Board should stop conflating knowledge and logical reasoning with a speed test.  Just keep the test the same, but give everyone more time. Enough time so everyone can finish without rushing, even my kid with a genetic eye condition that makes her eyes exhausted unless she takes a break here and there.  Because in real life, my kid would take a break to rest her eyes, and her work product would be excellent.  Life isn't a speed test.[/quote]

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