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MichMan

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5. I'm sure there are people skilled enough to fly airplanes, but lack FAA certification, or skilled unlicensed dentists

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:11 AM

Feb 10

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:09 PM - Edit history (1)

I won't avail myself of their services.

As far as test taking goes, surely being given extra time is an advantage over not being given it. At least someone taking an exam isn't consulting AI to supply the answers for them. No one is arguing that someone with a learning disability doesn't deserve some accommodations, but given the explosion in numbers, there are also well founded beliefs that some are gaming the system.

FYI, my Engineering college had open book exams

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Accommodation Nation- America's colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem. [View all] MichMan Feb 10 OP

I once read about a law student who needed want three times as long... 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #1

Extra time on exams doesn't translate directly into extra time to do the work. Ms. Toad Feb 10 #3

I'm sure there are people skilled enough to fly airplanes, but lack FAA certification, or skilled unlicensed dentists MichMan Feb 10 #5

I have no knowledge of how well the credentialing process works for flying or dentistry Ms. Toad Feb 10 #7

Why require a law degree at all? MichMan Feb 10 #11

I said nothing about college exams not mattering. Ms. Toad Feb 10 #14

"Exams are artificial settings to treat knowledge that are never encountered in real life." MichMan Feb 10 #15

Oh noes!!! Extra time???? Those commies! Scrivener7 Feb 10 #2

"As more elite students get accommodations, the system worsens the problem it was designed to solve." MichMan Feb 10 #6

Kick dalton99a Feb 10 #4

Why not eliminate the "advantage" and give everyone more time? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 10 #8

I suspect, regardless of how much time was allowed, there are those that would still say they need more time. MichMan Feb 10 #9

Why not try it? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 10 #10

How much time? MichMan Feb 10 #12

The last time I saw a professor try that he finally went up to the last student to finish ... eppur_se_muova Feb 11 #16

So many of our problems are the direct result of the republican party's meddling. Initech Feb 10 #13