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[quote=Anonymous]Just commenting on the "extra time" debate. My twice exceptional kid gets extra time which he used one in a SAT exam and refused to do thereafter for SAT or AP exams because it felt weird to sit around, he felt like he was getting "cold" if that makes sense. His best score came on regular time.  I too have debated about this extra time thing, like how does this translate to life? It seems really weird to give these different rules all through school and college then you hit the real world.   But as I reflected, the real world has little do with time based performance. In my experience, as a c-level exec, the multi-M and even $B ideas comes in spurts, inspiration. Not in 120 minute work periods. Being very sharp is key, but work ethic is also key, and creativity and innovation is ALSO key. You can transform a company with true intellect and it does not need to be on a timed basis TBH.   Truely passionate innnovative people never stop thinking and this is where breaktrhoughs come from. Not from 20 extra minutes on a test or 20 extra minutes on a task. I THINK they are trying to keep these bright kids in the mix by not ruling them out for 20-30 minute processing delays, because in the real world this is not a factor. That said, my kid did not like the extra time.[/quote]

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