Anyone in the world of education is very familiar with those statewide tests that decide the fate of the schools. When I was in Baltimore, it was the MSA. In D.C. it is the DC-CAS. Well, today was the first day of the DC-CAS.
It was so great to see our students excited to show their stuff on the test today. Anthony wasthe first one through the doors at 7am. His first words were: "Is it time to take the test??" My Joevontae practically jumped into my arms when he first saw me he was so excited. I am so proud of these kids.
I think the best story came from Kayla though. We had given our students some mints to suck on during the test to help perk them up when they were getting tired. It's also supposed to stimulate memory (although I think it's more of a recall thing through association -- if you're eating mints when you learn something blah, blah, blah.) Kayla then overheard Anfaney talking to himself (I hope that if Kayla ever reads this post, she is able to correct me...I know I have this wrong):
Anfaney: Those mints sure were good!A: That BCR was hard, but then I got that mint!A: And it did the trick!
Anfaney is getting an extra mint tomorrow...
Oh! And for you Traffic Light Boy (TLB) fans out there. I got an update who says that he is doing very well! Next stop, Department of Transportation (or whoever handles traffic lights.)
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