Should children with ADD get extra time on test.

lucifer11287
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:09:05 +0000

It’s ludicrous to give ADD kids extra time - the point is to see what everyone can do under a standard set of conditions. ADD is a mental DISability, meaning it makes people LESS MENTALLY ABLE than regular people, and therefore on a test designed to measure people’s mental ability this lack of ability should be reflected. Is it fair? No, but neither are most things.

To those who support extra time for ADD kids: would you support giving people with less natural testosterone lower standards for joining the Navy SEALS or Army Rangers because it’s harder for them? Then why do you support doing an equivalent thing for ADD kids?

EDIT: If the extra time is noted on the score report, I’m fine with extra time. It’s just wrong to say that two identical scores represent identical ability if one person needed more time to complete the test.