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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truly - what is the harm of accommodations?    What is one single example of an accommodated kid gaining an unfair advantage?  I am asking this and my kids are accommodation free.   These kids may not fit into the box they are dealt with but this has nothing to do with intellect, ideas or ability to innovate.  Sure - perhaps there are some careers where they may not be properly suited but that’s between them and their employer. [/quote]

This starts at high school and at my private, kids come up w diagnosis near SAT time and get extra time to improve scores esp SAT subject tests. The it continues in college, to get the better grades that allow one to get scholarships and better internships etc. I think the fairest method is to give everyone extra time. Then there will be no advantage to those gaming the system and we should see a decline and to those who really need the accommodation, they get it.[/quote]
I think it starts way before HS.[/quote]

And here we are with more ignorance.  To receive accommodations for the SAT and ACT, you have to have a diagnosis and a history of needing accommodations in school.  You can't go out the night before and get a piece of paper saying you need more time and be allowed more time.  It just doesn't work that way.  Students have to have a medical evaluation between 1 and 3yrs before the SAT date and an IEP or 504 that has been in place before the appeal.
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You obviously don’t have experience with wealthy prep kids. It is not the night before but by sophomore year there will Ben a diagnosis to make sure the DCs have extra time for school and upcoming PSAT/SAT/ACT tests. Look at the college board studies - when college board no longer could indicate on the scores that extra time was given, the # of kids needing time accommodations shot up. There are genuine cases but there is also rampant cheating especially among the rich prep families. To equalize the playing field for those not in the know or have money to fork over for a diagnosis, give every kid the same time accomodations.[/quote]

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