For those of you who don't live in Texas, this photo will need some explanation. When kids start Kindergarten in this state, the teachers have to start preparing them for the TAKS test. Please note that the students don't actually take the TAKS test until 3rd grade. Every aspect of school work and activities revolve around the TAKS test. The teachers live and breathe TAKS test. The students are always taking bench mark testing often called MAP test and then they'll take a Mock test to see how far they've progressed. At that time if the scores are low then the students will mostly like be sent to tutoring to help them pass the TAKS test.
As a parent it's very challenging to keep up with all the testing because I have to know when to NOT throw my children Pop Tarts or cold cereal at them for their breakfast. Usually the mornings of the test I will get up and COOK breakfast because somehow making eggs are going to stimulate their brain cells and they're going to score much higher. Or so I thought...
Earlier this week my youngest daughter took a reading Mock TAKS test. She scored a 100 on the test!!!! Guess what she had for breakfast? COCOA PEBBLES CEREAL!!!!
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