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[quote=Anonymous]I would argue that students with accommodations for four years of high school get increasingly better at managing their disabilities…the anxiety or ADHD doesn’t disappear but the students develop strategies that help them be successful despite the disabilities. I would further posit that good teachers and counselors are actively working with students to develop those strategies. By college they need fewer or different accommodations in many cases. And they know what works for them or didn’t really help. After another four years of college they have a very solid sense of their capacities. And I don’t believe that kids with 504 or IEP plans in high school are faking it; I think that’s pretty rare. For one thing, fitting in extra testing time when you have seven classes plus extracurricular activities is extremely challenging and no one would do that for long unless they really needed it. Seriously. You make it sound like kids can pick and choose when to use an accommodation and that’s not how it works. Assigned seats, forced into special testing room, having to get your planner checked, etc. etc. is not fun or a special bonus. It’s all time-consuming and extra hassle and kids who need these things miss out on other things. It’s necessary. I wish I didn’t need to wear glasses but I do, or I can’t see. I am not wearing them just to look cute.[/quote]

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