Just a note that our Blair feeder scores arrived yesterday. It comes in a big envelope with a lot of explanation.

Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

You must think that ADHD medication is some kind of super smart/ laser focus pill. It's not. Inform yourself before making ignorant statements.

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Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

This is quite an ignorant statement. If a kid is near sighted, do you give her glasses so she can see or do you expect her to go to school and squint at the board? Meds are for children who need it to level the playing field, just like glasses are for kids who need them to see. If your kid can see, there is no need for glasses just like if your kid does not have special needs, there is no need to accommodate.

The problem is that there are gatekeepers deciding arbitrarily who needs meds and accommodations with a large bias on demographics.. There are also huge hoops to jump through in order to actually get a diagnosis.

I'm not sure what you mean by arbitrary. DD gets her meds from a psychiatrist at Childrens National Medical. Is that somehow arbitrary??

+1 We're talking about kids with recognized medical diagnoses. I'm sure most of those parents wish their kids had fewer struggles but in the meantime, those kids deserve accommodations so they can access the curriculum and meet its requirements.

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Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

This is quite an ignorant statement. If a kid is near sighted, do you give her glasses so she can see or do you expect her to go to school and squint at the board? Meds are for children who need it to level the playing field, just like glasses are for kids who need them to see. If your kid can see, there is no need for glasses just like if your kid does not have special needs, there is no need to accommodate.

The problem is that there are gatekeepers deciding arbitrarily who needs meds and accommodations with a large bias on demographics.. There are also huge hoops to jump through in order to actually get a diagnosis.

I'm not sure what you mean by arbitrary. DD gets her meds from a psychiatrist at Childrens National Medical. Is that somehow arbitrary??

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Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

This is quite an ignorant statement. If a kid is near sighted, do you give her glasses so she can see or do you expect her to go to school and squint at the board? Meds are for children who need it to level the playing field, just like glasses are for kids who need them to see. If your kid can see, there is no need for glasses just like if your kid does not have special needs, there is no need to accommodate.

The problem is that there are gatekeepers deciding arbitrarily who needs meds and accommodations with a large bias on demographics.. There are also huge hoops to jump through in order to actually get a diagnosis.

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Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Does he have a 504? If this is his first time taking PARCC and his results don't reflect his performance in the classroom, the school can provide accommodations for tests. Ask for a 504 review in light of these results!

He does not. He had an Education Management Team but when I asked for an IEP (this was in 2nd and 3rd) they said he did not need it. I believe he does . I will ask for a 504 review- thank you!

I definitely there's a big chance he's entitled to a 504 now since his disability affects his test performance! Mine has a 504 and the accommodations have helped him reach his full potential in the classroom and for tests. Good luck!!

PARCC doesn't allow many accommodations (like extended time) on the test. The time slots for the test have already been designed to accommodate extended time. And the software already has built into it many tools available to all, such as text to speech (instead of the Read To accommodation.) Your child may benefit from 504 accommodations in school, but they won't be part of PARCC testing.

Anonymous wrote:^^WTF, how stupid are you. ADHD medications don’t get kids an “advantage;” they try to approximate how a neurotypical brain works, and they do an imperfect job at that.

Which is why my ADHD kid with a 140 IQ performs pretty average on the PARRC and other tests.

Baiting insecurity should be a professional sport

Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

Better get your kid on meds then if you think it's such an advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:love people here blaming poor scores on the interface - same interface for everyone!! Shame on you for undermining the kids that did really well.

My kid did very well and that's partially because he knows to work his way with the computer. I can see how a kid can get a low score because he cannot type well or know his way around the chrome book. I don't see how you can't understand this.

+1 The first year my child took it he got a 1 on the ELA part, with the minimal numeric score. It looked like he didn't answer a single question. Also bombed the MAP tests that spring. That was his first semester in MCPS as we moved late in the school year from out of state. My son also wasn't computer literate as his former school didn't use Chromebooks, etc. and he didn't use a computer at home. I approached the school and asked that he receive some training on how to use the computer for tests. The following school year he scored 4 (ELA) and 5 (Math) on the PARCC and MAP scores were in the 90+ percentile.

Anonymous wrote:love people here blaming poor scores on the interface - same interface for everyone!! Shame on you for undermining the kids that did really well.

My kid did very well and that's partially because he knows to work his way with the computer. I can see how a kid can get a low score because he cannot type well or know his way around the chrome book. I don't see how you can't understand this.

Anonymous wrote:Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

This is quite an ignorant statement. If a kid is near sighted, do you give her glasses so she can see or do you expect her to go to school and squint at the board? Meds are for children who need it to level the playing field, just like glasses are for kids who need them to see. If your kid can see, there is no need for glasses just like if your kid does not have special needs, there is no need to accommodate.

^^WTF, how stupid are you. ADHD medications don’t get kids an “advantage;” they try to approximate how a neurotypical brain works, and they do an imperfect job at that.

Which is why my ADHD kid with a 140 IQ performs pretty average on the PARRC and other tests.

Its not just the interface. If your kid is on adhd medication he has a huge advantage over his peers.

love people here blaming poor scores on the interface - same interface for everyone!! Shame on you for undermining the kids that did really well.

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Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Does he have a 504? If this is his first time taking PARCC and his results don't reflect his performance in the classroom, the school can provide accommodations for tests. Ask for a 504 review in light of these results!

He does not. He had an Education Management Team but when I asked for an IEP (this was in 2nd and 3rd) they said he did not need it. I believe he does . I will ask for a 504 review- thank you!

I definitely there's a big chance he's entitled to a 504 now since his disability affects his test performance! Mine has a 504 and the accommodations have helped him reach his full potential in the classroom and for tests. Good luck!!