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LeftyMom

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13. A friend of mine has to give standardized tests to severely autistic kids

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2013, 11:53 AM

May 2013

and then write reports on how to get them to grade level. These are teenagers who wear diapers, the only way to get them to grade level would be to find a miracle cure for autism.

It's unfair and a waste of time that could be spent teaching them things that are within their grasp.

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Boy with brain stem but not a complete brain, forced to take standardized assessment test [View all] cali May 2013 OP

It's simply a remarkable waste of time. Ilsa May 2013 #1

There are KamaAina May 2013 #18

Not suprised this happened in Florida SummerSnow May 2013 #2

it happens everywhere dsc May 2013 #3

Thats horrible. No protection for special needs children. SummerSnow May 2013 #7

Bush's NCLB zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #8

Sadly, this existed way before Bush. joeglow3 May 2013 #11

It's way, WAY worse now. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #20

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #4

really? do explain. why is this a trash thread? cali May 2013 #6

No worries cali - I am JustAnotherGen May 2013 #19

NYC Thinks Like Fla: Just pretend kids like this don't exist. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #5

Can somoene be specific about what the "stomach turning" violation/outrage here is? Poll_Blind May 2013 #9

it's not about harm to this child. It's goes to the absurdity of how these standardized tests are cali May 2013 #10

It might not cause psychological harm to this particular student... antigone382 May 2013 #14

^ This. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #16

What it does is factor in his test score of zero libodem May 2013 #15

And they call him stupid. bemildred May 2013 #12

A friend of mine has to give standardized tests to severely autistic kids LeftyMom May 2013 #13

You're depressing me. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #17