Private school students get fake ADHD diagnoses, boost SAT
"It's not hyperbolic to say that almost everyone is doing it."
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"It's not hyperbolic to say that almost everyone is doing it."
High school juniors have been taken to doctors and phycologists by their parents in order to obtain documentation for disabilities to get extended testing times and accommodations.
Nearly all private school students are gaming the college-admissions exams by obtaining doctors' notes – stating they have ADHD or another handicap – since those allow them extra time to finish the questions, according to a new report.
When we were little, my brother and I were occasionally smacked by our parents. Our feelings weren't considered over important decisions. If we didn't like a food, no alternative was offered.
Lenore Skenazy, the pioneer of the "free-range" parenting movement, warned overprotective parenting practices could be causing children extra anxiety.