Naptime Blog

I can’t believe that the school year is almost over. My oldest son Jeromy is preparing for his 3rd grade End of Grade Tests (in NC we call it the E.O.G.’s). I have mixed emotions about these tests. Jeromy is a pretty good student. He reads above grade level but has to work a little harder at his math. I think our biggest obstacle thus far has been multiplication. It didn’t help very much that our newest family member Jayce decided to join us right around the time Jeromy started his multiplication tables!!!

I definitely needed a refresher multiplication lesson . As much as teachers and parents/guardians try to prepare the students for the E.O.G.’s, there is still a lot of anxiety. Jeromy had 2 tests, reading & math. At the 3rd grade level the students must pass both E.O.G.’s to advance to the 4th grade. The morning of Jeromy’s 1st test, he was obviously nervous and concerned. My husband & I tried to do everything we could to calm his nerves, we even said a little prayer before he went out to catch the bus.

Thank goodness by the end of the week we learned that Jeromy had PASSED both tests and was on his way to the 4th grade. Unfortunately, we knew a few family members and friends who were not so lucky. The sad part about these tests is that they don’t fully assess the WHOLE student. EXAMPLE: A student can do ABOSOLUTELY nothing all year and perform really well on the test, on the flip side: a student can work really hard all year and not test well, so they fail!!!

This is just another instance were we the parents have to be the advocates for our own little students…

-Shanta

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