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Re: FOR STUDENTS WITH NARCO

Posted by Spot on August 02, 2005 at 07:27:42:

In Reply to: Re: FOR STUDENTS WITH NARCO posted by Chyr0n on August 01, 2005 at 20:03:32:

the most important point is to declare your problem to the school and your professors. you are probably maintaining your assignment work well because you are free to accomodate your symptoms on your own time. During an exam, you must comply with their schedule - including a pressured, time-limited focused push to complete.

Most school/education resources I have found for PWN target exams as a more difficult challenge. Common solutions are a separate testing area so that you can get up regularly to move around and break the tedium of sitting so long and trying to concentrate, or alternatively, breaking the exam in to two to three parts and allowing a 15-20 minute break between parts to recover/rest. The professors have to understand that you cannot maintain that concentration for so many hours.

Do not be shy requesting the accomodations you need to successfully participate...your needs are different than most students, the way in which you participate IS different and yet just as valid. Please do not sacrifice your success and hard work trying to keep up with the way others do things.

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