Terrible TAKS
Hello, Long-Lost Livejournal Place. I have neglected you and I am sorry.
I just have to say real quick that I am SO worried about Ashleigh - she has problems in Math, as do I. She always carries a B or a C during the school year in Math, but this IS Texas and all that matters is what the TAKS Assessment Test says. Boo to that.
She has always done well on the TAKS tests, except this time. They took the test in early April and she didn't meet the standard by a mere 16 points. The retest is today and if she misses the standard score this time, she doesn't go to 6th grade.
She did tutoring in school and every night we did extra work. She knows how to get the answer and understands the problems - she just sometimes gets the multiplication numbers mixed up by not keeping them in line or same with division when working them to get the answer. I showed her a few tricks to check her work, also.
I told her to take her time and do every problem twice if she has to - she has all the time she needs and I hope she uses it.
I am just concerned because she was SO stressed out last night and this morning. I hate that. I hate that she feels that way and there is really nothing that I can do.
I hate that this state places SO much importance on this damn test.
If the worst case scenario happens I know that she will be devastated and I will be for her.
I don't think that there is anything worse than when your child is hurting or upset about something and there is nothing you can do - despite your best efforts nothing helps.
I AM thinking positive - she kicked ass with all of the extra work I had her doing.
I know she can. I know she can.
On a side note - anyone know anything about Las Cruces or New Mexico in general?
I just have to say real quick that I am SO worried about Ashleigh - she has problems in Math, as do I. She always carries a B or a C during the school year in Math, but this IS Texas and all that matters is what the TAKS Assessment Test says. Boo to that.
She has always done well on the TAKS tests, except this time. They took the test in early April and she didn't meet the standard by a mere 16 points. The retest is today and if she misses the standard score this time, she doesn't go to 6th grade.
She did tutoring in school and every night we did extra work. She knows how to get the answer and understands the problems - she just sometimes gets the multiplication numbers mixed up by not keeping them in line or same with division when working them to get the answer. I showed her a few tricks to check her work, also.
I told her to take her time and do every problem twice if she has to - she has all the time she needs and I hope she uses it.
I am just concerned because she was SO stressed out last night and this morning. I hate that. I hate that she feels that way and there is really nothing that I can do.
I hate that this state places SO much importance on this damn test.
If the worst case scenario happens I know that she will be devastated and I will be for her.
I don't think that there is anything worse than when your child is hurting or upset about something and there is nothing you can do - despite your best efforts nothing helps.
I AM thinking positive - she kicked ass with all of the extra work I had her doing.
I know she can. I know she can.
On a side note - anyone know anything about Las Cruces or New Mexico in general?