Wishing on an FCAT Star….
February 28, 2006
M’s taking the FCAT this week and next week for 5th grade. So far he’s had the reading portion, which I think is his weakest subject. Not that he doesn’t like to read, he really does, but he has some difficulty retaining the subtext he reads. Fictional stories and comprehension of the moral or lesson escapes him. If it is factual, or an encyclopedia, or a dictionary (he has worn through several copies in our home) he’s your guy. His ability to recall facts and figures is astounding; but ask him what the lesson of Shiloh is and he’s lost.
So I’m a little worried.
Yesterday when I picked him up from school he seemed in great spirits and when I asked him how he thought he did he said he felt good about his answers. This is a good sign; because if he’s stressed he shows it like a new suit, it’s all over him.
Then again, he could have been excited about the fact that there is no homework due to the FCAT. Oh, and that I lifted the GameCube rule so he could have a treat this week to help him relax for the FCAT.
Still worried, but hopeful.
