I am a student in college, and I have a learning disability. When arriving at college I was told that my teachers would make a difference and inspire me, however, I have found myself fighting for an equal education. Shouldn't teachers embrace difference and attempt to make a student's life easier? Tests measure nothing, and with a learning disability tests do nothing except tear you down. Many children have this, but my government seems to ignore the problem. Education should accept the fact that all students learn differently and to follow a strict guideline discriminates against the millions of people who have so much potential but no one to believe in them. I face problems with tests, I cannot study abroad because the ADA (America for Disabilities Act) does not apply abroad, Socializing is a problem, and a life to lead. School should not be making things harder, and yet that is the course they have chosen. I hope that when people do read this they learn that having a learning disability does not make one retarded, but rather it means that they learn differently. The world needs to start paying attention to this, and I hope through this excerpt they will...