The Homeschool Minute ~ Todd Wilson – Annual Testing

1. If you legally don’t have to test annually, then DON’T. You’re the homeschooling mom, and you know how they’re doing without a test. Don’t do it.

2. If you do have to test annually, then DO, but don’t show the results to your children and try not to look at them yourself. If the test scores are good, it might make you feel proud. If the test scores aren’t good … it doesn’t mean much and they might make you feel like a failure.

Here’s the test score truth: tests only measure how well a child does on a test. It doesn’t measure how much they know. I did great on tests but didn’t know much. I was just a good test taker. The inverse is also true. You can be a bad test taker and still know lots.

Be real,
Todd

PS. I’ll be speaking at the Michigan Homeschool convention (INCH) this weekend. First person to come to my booth and welcome me to “Pure Michigan” gets a free audio CD. See you there.

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