This week has been pretty low-key because ISAT testing began.  5 of our 17 students have been taken out to work either one on one or in small groups with an adult.  We had one student work one on one and the other 4 were in small groups.  There was one student I was surprised by because he is in the high math class and middle reading group; however, he has an IEP and major test anxiety so it makes sense in the end.   The 4 of the 5 students who were taken out are our lowest academically, so the students who were left with us make up the middle and high reading and math classes. The students who were left in my room breezed through the tests and had so much time left over.  Despite this, it was interesting to see how stressed all the students were about testing, which is a shame.  I remember these tests and thinking it didn’t much matter as long as I tried.  But now, unfortunately, parents and schools put so much pressure on the kids to get good test scores that the students worry.  It is truly sad to see.  Next week we will be back to normal, I hope testing doesn’t take too much out of them!