Test Anxiety

Test Anxiety - If you are reading my blog and are a school teacher or a parent of a school age child you know the test I'm referring too. ARMT/SAT!

I love our schools and our teachers and our faculty but I would like to say, my kids have test Anxiety, so 2 notes home per child and a phone call from our principal later (through the automated system) , you are stressing my kids out!

My favorite part of the letters are the tips.

Eat a good breakfast ~ I feed my kids every morning, if they aren't hungry I still make them eat.

then we get notes saying they are going to feed them again at school and give snacks! Brain food! Really! I don't remember all that when we were in school. Have I just blocked it out?

Don't upset your child before school ~ No comment on this one, but it would be nice if our kids got that message every now and then....Don't stress your Mom before work!

Make sure they get a good nights sleep ~ anyway enough of that.

Grace got up this morning half asleep and half panicked she came to the kitchen with big tears coming down her face...

Grace ~ Momma I need clothes

Me ~ they are on your bed

Grace ~ Not those I need different ones

Me ~ Grace I picked them out what is wrong with them.

Grace ~ I need my new ones. I need 10's I have to be comfortable and my teacher said don't wear tight clothes.. I need to be loose!

Me ~ Grace, go put the clothes on that I put on your bed and then come back to me okay

Grace stumbled down the hall still crying

10 minutes later she comes in the kitchen all smiles.

Me ~ Well are those pants too tight.

Grace ~ Nope they are just right

Me ~ Baby I would not make you wear tight clothes to school test or no test.

Just do your best it will be okay.

Grace ~ I love you Momma

This conversation just days after the one I had to tell her she will do great but it will not keep her from going to fourth grade. So children and school administration I'm praying for you this week!

I love you all but seriously please stop stressing my kids!