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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that accommodations should be made, but I do have a question on how they are structured.  How are accommodations, specifically extra time, accurately calibrated to a student's need?  For example, if all the students without accommodations in a class have difficulty finishing an exam on time or with no time to review answers but the students with accommodations have no such problems does that mean the amount of extra time they were given is too much?  What if 50% of the class finishes the exam and 50% does not?  How much extra time should the student receive in that instance?  What ends up being fair to the student needing extra time but unfair to the other students in the class?[/quote]

That is what has been pointed out. The accommodations are not personalized. Even those w accommodations- some are benefiitting from too much time while others are given too little. Then u have the abuse by the wealthy in private schools. And then you have the poor/rural/clueless families. Just untimed it for everyone [/quote]

Ok how about this...
You have the option of TIMED or UNTIMED. You have to say which one you chose. If your kid has a documented disability and has been approved for accommodations, your kid gets accommodations that do not have to be disclosed. This is more consistent with IDEA and would mitigate any potential bias that college admissions officers have towards LD kids. So LD kids would just check TIMED.

This way, all you parents who are bemoaning that your non-disabled kid didn’t get extra time- well now you can have extra time. And colleges will know it. [/quote]

Why though? Is it important to know the material? Or know it fast? And if I can't recall it faster than Larla, does that mean I'm not smarter? Maybe that is a deficit I have, whether something undiagnosed or just something inherent in my ability? And why shouldn't that be accommodated?

If we are going to hold standardized tests up to cull the herd for college admissions, knowledge should be the key. Not "faster knowledge."[/quote]

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