Friday, April 5, 2013

FCAT anarchy

The test that determines my status as a teacher, regardless of any outside circumstances, the dreaded FCAT is only 5 school days away....stress isn't even a good word to explain the storm amongst the upper elementary grades at my school. So here are some things to make you add a little light to the darkness:

You know FCAT is close......

When you actually consider applying to work at Target because the people are happy and Starbucks is only steps away.

When you start to get the feeling that FCAT should stand for Florida Children Are Tortured.

When you find yourself sharpening your 97th pencil while mumbling to yourself.

When you feel like your brain is going to explode if one more student forgets to go back and heaven forbid highlight or underline the answer in the passage.

When there are no more bags of peppermints at the grocery store.

When you find yourself repeating "Did you check your work?"

When you're scared to speak to your co worker because the littlest thing can set them off.

When your family begins to think you're on a strike from any type of house work.

When you spend hours at home looking for more teaching videos.

When you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about your students IEPs.

Sleepless nights, husband and kids getting the 3rd degree, a home cooked meal hasn't even been placed on my table this week. AND I still have another week to go before the testing begins. OVER IT!!!! I'm so over it! I have come to settle in this: I have taught what they needed to know and the best way I knew how to teach it......it is up to them now.....God Bless Them ALL.

Feel free to comment and add to the list ;)