Standardized Testing Caused my Daughter Anxiety: Here’s How I Helped

Nerves and anxiety were running high here last night and this morning. It’s the writing portion of the FSA today – a timed portion of standardized testing – and timed tests are not her friend.

She has a cast on the hand that she uses to write and has to type her test today, something that she doesn’t do well. She also hates essay writing and was terrified that she might fail.

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She was told that this test would determine her placement in middle school. Middle school y’all! Something no kid should have to worry about, especially since it’s over a year away. She’s only in 4th grade!


Kristen Hewitt
Kristen Hewitt
Kristen Hewitt is an Emmy Award Winning Producer and Reporter for Fox Sports Florida and the Miami HEAT. She also writes a blog called mommy in SPORTS which chronicles her passion for sports and the misadventures of mommy hood. Her work can also be seen on The Huffington Post, Bundoo, She Knows, Scary Mommy, & Mamapedia, or you can follow her on Facebook & Twitter. Kristen’s favorite job though is raising her two. She tries to teach them to live every day with grace, gratitude, love...and a lot of laughs!

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