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✨ Jean Yang ✨ on X: "When I was teaching 2016-2018, the percentage of students requiring accommodations was already disproportionately high compared to the population. Students get everything from 4x time on exams to no exams before noon. At what point did someone just attend a different school?"

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    ✨ Jean Yang ✨
    @jeanqasaur
    When I was teaching 2016-2018, the percentage of students requiring accommodations was already disproportionately high compared to the population. Students get everything from 4x time on exams to no exams before noon. At what point did someone just attend a different school?
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    Derek Thompson
    @DKThomp
    Dec 2, 2025
    This is a great piece with some mind-boggling statistics. - At Brown and Harvard, more than 20% of undergraduates are registered as disabled - At Amherst: more than 30 percent - At Stanford: nearly 40 percent Soon, many of these schools "may have more students receiving
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    Kristopher Micinski -- REBORN
    @krismicinski
    Dec 2, 2025
    did the 2025 vibe reconfiguration hit my favorite Jean!? I agree with you accommodations can be grating though, especially when it's things like "arbitrary project extensions" (everyone who does this gets cumulatively behind), but most I find to be totally innocuous
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    Alex Gartrell
    @alexgartrell
    Jan 20
    This was true when I was TA'ing at CMU 2008-2011 as well. I think it was rich kids running into their limitations and looking for excuses 🤷‍♂️. TBF CMU loves weeder courses so it's also a pragmatic way to protect a six-figure investment.