<p>So in one of my AP courses we had to make a storybook, 10 pgs long. We had two and a half weeks to finish the assignment. One of the requirements, clearly stated on the rubric, was that we had to include at least one illustration per page. The illustrations did not have to be hand drawn. We could paste in pictures we found in the internet or anywhere else.</p>
<p>This one kid in my class did the assignment, but did not include pictures. He asked my teacher for an extension because he had ADD which, according to him, meant that he did not have enough time to put pictures in (two whole weeks?). He said that as an ADD diagnosed student, he is legally bound to get time and a half on ANY assignment under his own conditions (if he needs it he is allowed to request for it). </p>
<p>The teacher refused, and I agreed with her. She said that two weeks was more than enough time to find 10 pictures on the internet and copy/paste them into a kiddie storybook. The kid threw a hissy fit. "You're breaking the law! I'm ADD!" This kid may have ADD, but I think he just forgot to put in pictures, or was lazy. I mean, I could have made the exact mistake. Anyway, he was really po'ed and offended and had this self-righteous attitude like he had been wronged.</p>
<p>What do you think the teacher should have done? Should she have given him extra time to finish the assignment?</p>
<p>That kid is absolutely ridiculous. Your teacher was absolutely right to refuse his request. Yes, kids with ADD are entitled to extensions on things like tests and certain assignments if they need it, but it should never be used as an excuse to that extent. It’s kids like this that make it so hard for my brother (who has ADD) to get extra time on something when he truly needs it and has been making an effort to get it done.</p>
<p>If he really had ADD, the school would have documentation, and that might allow him extra time on tests and other accommodations. But I agree, I don’t see how this would mean more time on a two-week project.</p>
<p>I thought it was on a school by school basis, and pretty much only for tests/quizzes that are timed.
Not for some assignment that could be completed the night before by some students (as I’m sure some procrastinators must have done).</p>
<p>Yes, that kid doesn’t need extra time for his assignment, but that doesn’t mean the teacher is above the law. This kid has probably been pushed around his whole life and he’s sick of it. He has every reason to be ****ed off.</p>
<p>Because my experience with many teachers is that they think they’re above the law and they don’t care about learning disabilities. </p>
<p>My sister is much worse off than I am, I’m relatively normal but she’s autistic. But even my sister has had a really difficult time getting the accommodations she so clearly needs.</p>
<p>Many teachers just don’t react well to learning disabled children, some teachers have even bullied me because of it. I have a teacher now who claims she also has ADD and she uses that as an excuse to pick on me all of the time. It’s just because I remind her of her own problems. Even when I’m not doing anything differently from anybody else she will single me out.</p>
<p>My experience is that they do… (mind you, this is from seeing others with ld’s, not myself so I may not be the best judge). It really depends on the school.
But this case is completely ridiculous. It’s not as if the kid has some serious ld- it’s only ADD and they had plenty of time to speak to the teacher long before that two week deadline approached.</p>
<p>ADD means different things to different people now, but did you know there are studies that show medication effect on PARENTS and TEACHERS of kids with ADD? What I mean is a kid on medication is treated differently on active drug ( as opposed to placebo). This is not to place blame ANYWHERE, but it’s interesting to think about what (medication responsive) symptoms bring out in others.</p>