So, on Wednesday my class took a unit test, and I was sooo excited to grade them. This was the first test I felt confident they knew the content and would do fairly well. I'm sorry to say, my bubble was popped quite quickly. :( The kicker was that I happened to be grading them as I waited for a staff meeting to start. We were going to check out the SBAC testing my kiddos will be taking come spring. By the time I had driven home, I was crying. My below grade level students will not do well on the SBAC, and, even though, everyone is saying no one is going to do well, the scores don't count this year, and it's going to take a while for the kiddos to catch up to the testing, I am sad! I feel that I will not be able to help them even be close to where they need to be.

I know challenging them is the best thing that can happen, but will I be able to do it? How can I get my kiddos who are 2 grade levels below where they should be to move up? I will keep digging, studying, and pushing to challenge myself as well as them. We have no where to go but up!!!!