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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not difficult to get extended time accomodations for wealthy kids in the private schools - 1. Get a psychologist to certify your kid  - as you can see from the Singer case this is quite easy. 2. Get private school to set up plan - this is easily done in private schools if a big donor 3. College Board and ACT will automatically approve  vast majority of students who receive school-based testing accommodations

So for those who say they have to jump through hoops, yes you do IF you do not have connections and/or money to get a doctor to write a diagnosis for your kid. Once diagnosis is obtained, the private is more than willing to bend over backwards for your kid especially if you are a big donor.  Then school present to College Board/ACT the school accomodations your kid gets and voila, extended time for the SAT/ACT.[/quote]

[b]I would like a neuropsychologist to chime in here-- is your profession so corrupt that any one of you will "certify a kid" for money?[/b] [/quote]

From what I read, Singer had the parents coach the kids on how to test.  He said to tell the kids to be "slow" and not "act bright" [/quote]

pp here- the psychologist who tested must be corrupt or incompetent--or the schools are accepting evaluation results that are superficial at best. The tests are kind of granular-- for instance, my DS took a test that assessed his graphomotor processing and another that tested his ability to read facial expressions. The kids would have to know how much is too much to fail an achievement test--it could appear as if they hadn't mastered basic literacy skills while presumably being passed grade to grade.

Acting "not bright" in a global manner would most likely get a result of "low IQ"  from an ethical neuropsychologist-- or most likely they would sense the kid was uncooperative or deceptive. [/quote]

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