Comments on: ADA and law schools: Down with timed exams?

By: Dale F. Ogden

Dale F. Ogden — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:17:49 +0000

Let’s put it this way. As a client, I do not want to hire an affirmative action lawyer (or doctor or anything else). I want the most competent person that I can afford. I do not want an ADHD lawyer handing my legal matters and “needing more time” usually means they cost me more money, even if the ultimate outcome is the same. There should be no special accommodations for anyone for any reason.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:18:28 +0000

Take home exams lead to widespread cheating, as students call each other, or actually get together in a group, to work on their exams.

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:38:39 +0000

Quit complaining about the fact that students who claim to have ADHD are given more time to take their exams. You’re just lucky that the Handicapper General has not mandated that all able body students be required to wear a radio to enable the government to broadcast noise in order to interrupt the thoughts of people without ADHD so that everyone can be equal.

By: Hugo S. Cunningham

Hugo S. Cunningham — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:51:44 +0000

The extra time wouldn’t be so bad if it were flagged in the reported test results: let the viewer decide whether the grounds for extra time are reasonable. But such flagging has been zealously and successfully opposed by ADA advocates.