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I think scores should be required, period.

The "doesn't test well" is a myth. My son with special needs didn't test well until we got him diagnosed, taught him organizational skills and half-medicated (he couldn't take the optimal dose of meds due to medical concerns, but a little was better than nothing).

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Are you really trying to say that kids who don’t test well are lazy or something? Take your asinine theory and shove it. [/quote]

I don’t think they’re lazy. I just don’t think they should be able to rely on litigious parents who use bulldozer tactics to knock down natural barriers that were designed to match capacity with suitable opportunity.[/quote]

Your fancy wording leaves out equity. Neurodivergent kids can’t always perform the best on a test designed for neurotypical people. Do schools want to benefit from diversity or not?

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Diversity is important. I'm not disputing that. What I'm suggesting is that the wholesale reliance on GPA renders the system flawed.

To your example, if a neurodivergent kid has struggles with standardized tests, what is the probability that they don't also struggle with the inputs to their GPA?

I would expect to see struggles with their GPA, too. So my suggestion, or criticism, isn't aimed at their seat at the table anyway.[/quote]

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