Test (and other) Anxiety

This week I am gearing up to take my final Praxis test, the one that will allow me to obtain a reading endorsement. At first, I thought that this one would be a piece of cake compared to my content and PLT tests, but now I am discovering that it might be much more difficult than I had anticipated. The test is completely multiple choice, so I either have the answer or I don't. No writing to explain my thought process. Looking at the test-at-a-glance on the Praxis website, I have also realized that I am a little rusty with my knowledge of teaching reading since I have not studied it in awhile. So hopefully this week I'll be able to brush up on my skills to pass the test on Saturday morning.

In Kindergarten, I am doing a Native American/Pilgrims/Thanksgiving unit over the next few weeks. I am loving being creative, but with so many resources, it is pretty overwhelming to choose things to use in my lessons. I just want to use it all, but of course I am limited on time...and that makes it difficult. I am enjoying Kindergarten, but I am not sure how I feel about this part. I guess over the next few weeks I'll figure it out for sure. My supervisor keeps telling me that she thinks Kindergarten is such a great fit for me...but I'm still not sure.

With the end of the semester only 4 weeks away, I am really starting to feel the pressure of getting everything finished up. I am not looking forward to the many late nights ahead...but honestly I did not make it this far in my college career by getting things done early...so why start now I suppose. Hopefully I can manage to get it all done...

Oh! And today I realized that I really enjoy assessments. Strange? Probably. But we'll save that for another post at a later date. :)

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