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about half read at grade level or above, six are on IEPs
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Just pointing out that the two aren't mutually exclusive. I had an IEP and read well above grade level.</p>
<p>About the forums:
I don't often agree with xiggi, but I, too, was appalled by some of the comments on the CHE forums. Why are those posters professors? They despise their students, despise their instituational policies, and despise grading the exams they CHOSE to give. I'm glad I didn't find that forum before I went to college; it might have scared me out of the whole process. And I find it exceeding hard to believe all those professors went through 20+ years of education without doing any grade grubbing of their own! I doubt I could ever cheat cheat (I frequently point to my professors wrong answers they forgot to mark wrong on my tests and even dock myself points on quizzes to "even it out"), but if there is a point out there to get, I'm not going to let it slide by. If extra credit is offered, I'll do it (including in a class where I have a 100%+ average). If retaking or rewriting is offered, I'll do it. If I feel my performance in a class is not up to my ability, I'll talk to my professor about it. I don't think that makes me a bad student; in fact, I think it makes me a better one.</p>