The Monster of Testing

It's not like I didn't know the frustrations of testing before I started student teaching. My mom has been a teacher my whole life practically, and recently became the go-to person for her school's computer and testing, since the main state standardized test is now all computer based. She's always frustrated about this thing or that change.

But now that I'm in the thick of it, and also listening to other teachers at my student teaching and how they're frustrated, I get it. I really do. And if I wasn't 100% committed to teaching, like you ask me what else I want to do and I don't have another answer for you, that kind of committed, the climate at my school yesterday would have driven me away for good.

I still don't know what the hell I'm going to do in my own classroom, in charge of everything. I freak out about it at least four times a day. But I'm still going strong, and I've gotta keep it up.

Dory can be my spirit animal this week :)