This post became a little more than I had originally planned...
Honestly, I was also asking myself how I would handle it if I didn't pass this test. I was a little freaked out. I had borrowed a study guide book from a colleague and studied for a month, but the post-test in that book scared the crap out of me! It was nothing like the pre-test or the rest of the book and I got a lot of it wrong. The post-test mostly consisted of "all of the following EXCEPT," "which is NOT," and "LEAST likely" type questions. I apparently don't do well with those...
Anyway...I arrived at the testing center. After walking around in the cold with a couple other people searching for the door, I had to sign my life away (at least that's how they made it feel), lock my things in a locker, and be searched. We're talking pull up the pants legs, pull out the pockets, roll up the sleeves, and they used a paddle wand detector...Then I was escorted to my cubicle. I sat there listening to people type away on the keyboards and began to stress out. I had 4 hours to complete the test (2 hours for each test portion). I spent about an hour on each section and exited my test. I felt good about it. As I walked out of the testing room after only 2 hours the lady looked at me like I was insane. She said, "Well good luck. That's the fastest anyone has ever finished a test since I've worked here." And good feeling gone...
So I drove home wondering what the numbers that popped up on the screen after my test would mean for my score. For 26 days, I stressed over whether or not I had passed the test. My heart stopped when the email popped up on my screen. I had a pit in my stomach as the scores loaded. I'll admit, I covered my eyes at first because I wasn't sure if I wanted to know. I looked and...I PASSED!!! I actually did very well. I was quite pleased!
Then I let it sink in. I'm now certified in both Early Childhood Ed and Special Ed. I'm actually quite excited for what this could mean for next year.
Congratulations! So happy for you.
ReplyDeleteGoing through all that testing really makes you appreciate all that our students go through with the high stakes testing. It can be so stressful.
Kim
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