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The key here is that the world exists beyond college. So I would argue by not mowing down obstacles you have actually created a kids who will have learned to keep going even if they're not winning, to work harder than the next guy and advocate for what they want. My guess is at their 20th reunion, they will be far more successful than all those kids with accommodations who never learned to maneuver around and through problems.[/quote]

Professor here. This is the issue I see. We should be preparing students for the real world. The real world is scary. There are people who will disagree with you. You may see a confederate flag or hear hateful words. I'm not for shoving this into students' faces, but having to put "trigger warnings" in a syllabus about how Hucleberry Finn contains the n-word seems a bit much.[/quote]

The problem now is kids aren't prepared because the schools are not preparing them.  The curriculum at MCPS is very poor.  They don't teach basics like spelling, grammar or vocabulary, which all impact writing skills.  They are so focused in math on strategies that they don't teach kids just to get the problems done.  There is very little literature and almost no history or science in the elementary school level.  There are no tests (or none beyond standardized testing) so kids don't learn to take notes or test taking skills.  There is no preparation for the real world or even college anymore.[/quote]

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