The Dreaded Test

It's that time of year again....State Testing is upon us! Every year my students work their little hearts out for 6 days on reading, writing and math. Or at least I hope they do. During those 6 days I pray that they remember everything I taught them. I am not one of the teachers who hype up the test. Personally, I think the test is a waste of time and money. I just don't understand how you can base a students learning, a teachers ability to teach and a school's ability to educate on one test. Ridiculous.

So far we have completed the math portion of the test. Due to budget cuts, my grade does not have to take the writing test this year, so that leaves us with just reading. I am scribing for two students this year so I am especially thankful that we don't have writing. One of the boys that I am scribing for is adorable. I have had him all year and he makes me laugh every day. During the test, this is no exception. I have him do all his work on another piece of paper, and then he dictates to me what to write. After every, math problem he completes, he looks at me and wiggles his eyebrows. It's his way of asking if he did it correctly. Of course, I can't tell him whether or not he did it correctly, so I just smile and remind him that I can't tell him. At least the testing isn't boring this year!