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People with ADHD shouldn't be given extra time on standardized tests, amirite?
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
People who have bad eyesight shouldn't be allowed to wear glasses. Why should they be allowed to see clearly? It's not fair for people with 20/20 vision. Anyone with bad eyesight SHOULD have to struggle to read books, drive their car, walk around, or recognize their children's faces.
by Firm_Butterscotch2 weeks ago
Me and the walls are already too closely acquainted, please don't do this to us ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ My pinkie toe can't handle too many more fights
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
To play devils advocate, no, it's evaluating if they can get up the stairs in comparison to others, they will fail (likely to anyways) and that will indicate that they are unable to navigate stairs to the same standard as those who passed
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I mean you can do that, but that defeats the purpose if your ability to climb stairs is the skill being assessed.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I didn't know American's get their income from taking written tests 40 hours a week.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
What
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Give it a second, let it sink in.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
The assessment is rarely every assessing how fast you can answer a problem. It's usually about if you know the material.
by lilianbrakus2 weeks ago
Its fairly obvious how it is fair. They get extra time to account for the inherent disadvantage they have due to a condition. Why is that not acceptable, but a physical disability would be to you? Do you not believe in ADHD?
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
This isn't an unpopular opinion. It's just you not understanding ADHD
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I have severe ADHD and people around me think im just lazy or dumb.
by medhurstayla2 weeks ago
Nahh, dumb behavior would be acting like a problem doesn't exist because you don't deal with it. Laziness would be assuming someone is either of those things instead of stepping outside yourself for a second to see not everyone has it as good as you.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Huh? I probably am what?
by medhurstayla2 weeks ago
a beautiful hard working human being who is making the best of their circumstances <3 (fellow severe ADHDer)
by Raleighwaters1 week ago
Thats so sweet! Thanks friend!
by medhurstayla1 week ago
What does "excepting" mean in this context??
by Anonymous1 week ago
Let me break down how adhd works for you: there's not enough dopamine in the brain. This leads to many things, way more then what is the usual person's understanding of ADHD. The deficit of dopamine makes it harder to focus at something that doesn't give instant dopamine, think of it like this: Dopamine makes you feel good, if you don't have dopamine you feel bad, aka if people with ADHD don't have stimulation trough an activity that gives them dopamine they feel bad, which makes tests incredibly hard to do without medication, because they are naturally at a deficit. This is why they seek out risky activities or are impulsive, because they are trying to fill that dopamine void that they have without medication, this is also why people with ADHD have a significantly higher chance of drug addiction if they are not medicated. This is just a simplified explanation of the most popular theory as to how adhd works. I get it is hard to understand because you can't feel what they feel, you have a different brain chemistry, but it's probably best to believe actual doctors and scientists when it comes to this
by Anonymous1 week ago
Wait until you find out how useless standardized tests are buddy. Dumbest people I ever met in life were incredible test takers.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Hello, someone ADHD and Autism here. It just seem to me you don't know what ADHD is.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Disease?
by Anonymous1 week ago
It's a disability, you can call it that.
by Anonymous1 week ago
not a disease
by imayer1 week ago
But diseases and disorders are two separate things.
by Anonymous1 week ago
POV you just learned that equity and equality are different things
by Anonymous1 week ago
Outrageous! Next you'll say people who are slow, shouldn't be allowed a headstart in the Olympic track competitions
by alanakoss1 week ago
Yah, and people in wheelchairs should have to crawl up stairs.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Try having ADHD and you'll see how fair it is. "It's not fair!" Grows up and think outside of yourself.
by Drosenbaum1 week ago
How much time do they get and how much time does a normal person have ? also, the adhd thing is selfreported or do you need a note from your doctor ?
by Anonymous1 week ago
There's a reason why test makers are considering eliminating the timed aspect altogether. Already we use something called iReady as early as Kindergarten in elementary school. There's no time limit and some of my students take multiple days to finish despite IEP status or any disability. The hardest part is making sure the students with IEPs actually take their time. So many rush through which is very frustrating as a teacher. It's my general education students that take advantage of the opportunity usually! I wish there weren't any time constraints for any testing. I personally make a testing day just that and if students finish early, they'll do busy work until every student has finished. Keeping the kids that lack empathy quiet is the hard part.
by New_Bridge_49641 week ago
I agree but there should be sufficient time for review and not time crunched tests. I tend to go through 1-2 times at the end to double check/narrow down problems
by Any_Plant88831 week ago
I'm one of those people who got extra time on exams and I have to say, I kinda agree. Doesn't really make a difference if you know the answers and actually studied. It also doesn't really translate well into the real world- there is no "extra time allowance" on work deadlines for example.
by doylekennedy1 week ago
There's definitely extra time in the real world. Projects get dragged out all the time.
by lilianbrakus1 week ago
I can see it being okay for the first 2 years of highschool and then the 3rd year the teachers should let them know that they won't be getting extra time in their future endeavors so they should start working on how to manage their time better now. They won't get extra time in university and high school is supposed to prepare you for that.
by Anonymous1 week ago
High school nor college prepared me for how much actual flexibility there is in the real world
by Anonymous1 week ago
I know, right? The whole education system needs a reboot.
by Anonymous1 week ago
This is why I loved my university. They gave everyone extra time. It was really weird seeing some folks with disabilities getting mad about it? Like they wanted extra time, more than others? The test was designed for an hour, everyone got 2. Super weird
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