http://themorechild.com/2008/02/09/the-smell-of-fear/ Extreme giftedness, re-forming education, homeschooling, parenting and more...as seen from the Washington, DC suburbs. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://themorechild.com/2008/02/09/the-smell-of-fear/#comment-158 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:29:13 +0000 http://themorechild.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-158 Oh, how this has been on my mind. We, in Iowa, have the ITBS tests – Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. We decided to go this route as our compliance with the state’s homeschool rules. My boys have always taken ITBS tests, but each year I feel the pressure for them to not only succeed, but to really score big. I put a lot of pressure on myself. I’m feeling it a lot lately with the dates coming up.

]]> http://themorechild.com/2008/02/09/the-smell-of-fear/#comment-157 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:18:32 +0000 http://themorechild.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-157 [...] The Smell of Fear – It’s that time of the year again, standarized testing time! When all the “teach to the test” really hits it’s crunch time. [...]

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