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E-PrinceDiane Metcalf-Leggette ’13 is suing the University for refusing to grant her extended time on examinations, the New Jersey Law Journal reported on Tuesday. Metcalf-Leggette, who filed the suit on Monday, claims that she should be given extra time on ...
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Ack, a tricky issue. In a previous article about a couple kids who got caught drinking underage/being disorderly, there was a hubbub about how the Prince writer had reported their names. I think this is far worse; this is not Metcalf-Leggette's fault. What employer is going to risk taking on a learning-disabled employee with a history of suing her school? I have no opinion about whether or not she has a strong case, but she's justified in making it an issue, and really doesn't deserve this level of exposure.
so how did she get into princeton if she can;t express herself or learn? aren;t those the two main components of being smart?
oh yeah, she's an athlete
come on shirley T, this is a *explitive* joke
It definitely does deserve this level of exposure. Though I do think that this article will generate significant animosity towards Metcalf-Leggette, I really don't think that is a reason not to publish her name. The University makes significant accommodations for people with disabilities and this is a student who just simply wants more time to try and do better than the rest of her peers. I love the attorney's comment when he states that the literature shows that students without learning disabilities don't benefit from extra time. Right, dumbass. A) I'd be surprised if you have read any literature and B) Are you really saying another 10 minutes wouldn't help someone on the SAT or more time wouldn't help someone develop a more coherent essay. That's absolutely idiotic.
Also, I'm not sure exactly why Princeton is so accommodating, besides having to follow ADA. I mean, it seems pretty obvious that a 'learning' disorder obviously impacts someone's ability to learn. And considering Princeton is an academic institution, why do we have an obligation to provide her with extra time or help her out in any way. We wouldn't do that if we thought someone else here just couldn't cope. I'm not against ADA; it just seems interesting. What is the difference between Metcalf-Leggette and one of the 90% of students we reject in terms of academic ability. We reject them because we don't think they are smart enough or won't be able to keep up with a Princeton education. But isn't this Metcalf-Leggete's exact problem. Maybe she can keep up with the material, but she obviously can't do well on her exams, which is an integral part. I understand having to accommodate people with physical disabilities, but honestly, asking us to accommodate someone with a learning or mental disability is like asking the NY Giants to accommodate someone is paralyzed from the waste down. It makes no sense.
Judging by the fact that she gave a quote to the paper, it doesn't seem she's asking for anonymity or trying to hide the suit.
A learning disability does not make her stupid. In fact, most people with learning disabilities are must brighter than the average. "Disability" is not really the best way to put it. Really people with learning "disabilities" just think and learn differently than most of the population, and the current education and testing system is not conducive to their way of doing things. Yes, Princeton does give a lot of disability accommodations to people with physical disabilities, but they give very little to individuals with learning disabilities. Their defense is that the students at princeton that have documented learning disabilities still have high IQ's compared to the national average, so they must not be at any disadvantage at Princeton. Of course they have a high IQ. How do you think they got into Princeton. Everyone here has a high IQ. In my opinion, the general opinion on "learning disabilities" is jaded by the mom's whose kids are stupid, so the get them diagnosed with learning disabilities. Very few people realize that they are people with actual learning disabilities that greatly effect their daily lives, and this does not make them any less intelligent.
Ok, really?
Disorder of written expression has the following symptoms:
Errors in grammar and punctuation
Poor handwriting
Poor spelling
Developmental coordination disorder is "a childhood disorder marked by poor coordination and clumsiness."
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is diagnosed when a child has problems expressing him-or herself using spoken language, and also has problems understanding what people say to him or her.
These three are all CHILDHOOD disorders, meaning they occur in people usually ages 3-6
How can a functioning adult have these disorders? This seriously seems like psychiatric bullshit, no offence
I absolutely agree! The University should only promote athletics as a healthy diversion for students who were able to get in based on their merits. Its not good to be letting in students with an average of 200-400 points less on the SAT (for some teams), just because they're good athletes. Princeton does not exist to win games, it exists to promote knowledge. And accepting dumb jocks through a separate and unequal admissions process is totally unfair.
Yes, it should be taken into account as an extra-curricular. But excelling in athletics should be seen as a lesser qualification than excelling in other, equally time-consuming enterprises such as debate or community service.
@ Nerd '11
Slow down kid. You clearly don't know very many athletes. You also seem to be unaware that nearly 40% of the general student population are members of a team (including club sports I believe). Some of the brightest people I met in my four years were exceptional because they could balance their school work while still keeping up with their heavy commitments on the field/court.
What's the point in even having varsity athletics? Talk about dead ends. Club sports (and only club sports) make just as much sense in an age of budget cuts. But wait: Princeton jocks do hire each other in the post-Princeton years (or did), and they do write big fat checks to Annual Giving (or did, before the U misplaced that $5 billion). If this soccer player is here primarily for her athletic prowess, and is not shy about discussing the lawsuit, maybe the story could also tell us what courses are involved here. Is she asking for special consideration in Orgo or TurboGreek, or is she failing even her English and sociology guts?
You're right "nerd", there are students here who would not have gotten in had they not been recruited as varsity athletes-- HOWEVER, you make a mistake in assuming that a) all are dumb, and b) those who ARE dumb regularly try to gain the academic system of the U.
I know plenty of athletes- some are brilliant, some are not. Those who are not help the rest of us by assuming their place on the lower end of the curve.
This girl's audacity lies in her pretending that her academic inferiority should be rewarded.