So it's midnight and I should be sleeping because I have a gigantic test tomorrow. A magical test that will determine my whole future. A magical test I like to call a standardized test. A standardized test known in the state of Texas as TAKS. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.

I'm thinking I've come to a conclusion about this said TAKS.

It really sucks.

Discuss.

I'm sure at least a few of you out there are taking it. Or am I the only one not sleeping? And I'm sure they have different kinds in different states, right? Or does Texas just completely suck?

i'm taking the WASL. Washington Academic Student Learning or something like that. if you fail it you cant pass high school.

no Cail start tomorrow too.. Sigh. I dont worry about the standerized test.. but it sucks staying in homeroom for 2 hours.. so boring

We have STAR9/CAT6, but it doesn't all start at the same time. My school takes it next Wed/Thurs. We're on spring break this week.

But anyways, bleh. State testing </3

we have CAT6/STAR9 orSAT9 w/e you call it im not exactly sure when were having ours im a bad test taker soo no matter how hard i study inever pass those test ..

We are taking it on Wednsday. I feel so unprepared...eeeeeekkk

Ours starts tomorrow.. English. I have no idea how I'm going to prepare for English. But I'll try sleeping early tonight.
And Wednesday is Math. Thursday is Science.
I remember last year, on the first day of testing.. I couldn't sleep at all. Went to bed at 9, stayed up for the whole entire night. I think I was actually worried.

We just took CIMS last week. Did pretty good because it was instant results.

UGH!! Taks. stupid stupid stupid!! I'm one of the lucky ones tho. Because I was a Junior when they did the practice test, I didnt go. But we spent the whole year prepping for it. So dumb. I wish they would spend more money on keeping texas clean and lowering the traffic and less on those stupid tests. I mean, the firggin 1st graders have to take it now, dont they??

STUPID.

Texas has the dumbest standarised testing thing. What the hell. Its like, too many people passed TAAS so we have to make it harder. I would think thats a good think that more people are passing it. It means we have more smart people. grr. Stupid test!

Oh, and even tho other people have to take it, Texas does suck. Our education system is hell. They are morons. If I wasnt going to be a singer, I would go into polotics and tell the bastards how wrong they are doing EVERYTHING.

I took Terra Nova tests not too long ago at my school.

Well, I'm a senior so, I don't have any more standardized test to take..

But in Ohio, they have OGT (Ohio Graduation Test) which is new, and I didn't have to take it. I had to take the Proficincy Test, but its all cool .

the sophomores in gwinnett, GA are takin gateway testin today and thursday. i totally dislike it, the fact that i just move to gwinnett and i have to take it or else i can't graduate.

I am from Florida and we took the FCAT (Florida Academic Achievement Test) I was exempt from taking it at the time because I took another achievement test Flordia had at the time. I passed it on the first try so it was that bad but i wouldnt want to take another one

i'm so glad i don't have to take those stupid standerized test anymore. however, the underclassmen [freshmens to juniors], are taking them next week. us seniors get to stay home all morning, and just come back to school after lunch for class.

I AM TAKING THE TAKS TOO! i live arlington...where do you live?

anyways, yeah, i hate the TAKS. the TAAS was so much easier! luckily, freshmen only have to take 1 TAKS test this year. it is algebra and i am really good at it but still...I HATE TAKS!

We have to take the MCAS next month. or soon, idk.

stupid state testing! i think mine's on math and english.

i have GEPAS... they suck..but they passed so i dont have to worry. they were a week long. thank god its over.

In Virginia we have SOLs...and whether you pass or not determines if you graduate. I hate them...the pressure is horrible!

Mine was 2 weeks ago. It's called.. the NJPASS I think. new jersey something.. something.. something.. yeah.

Is TAKS something like MCAS in Mass? Well I need to take this ISEE for next year, it's an exam school and i failed 2 times already! I need to study more.

when i lived in washington we had to take the wasl in 7th grade. i'm not in washington for 10th grade so i dont have to take that one.

umm..here in tennessee we take the TCAP or terranova (whatever u want to call it) every year but, you dont have to pass to move to the next grade (not that i know of)

in tennessee we have to pass 3 tests to graduate. The Gateways. you take an algebra 1 one after you finish that class, an biology after that class, and an english 2 one after 10th grade english.

^ hm, i took terra novas in 4th grade and 3rd grade.. i think the whole US has the terra novas. o.O not sure, because i dont live in tennessee.

*Feels sorry for you guys* We have PSSAs (Pennsylvania State Standardized Assessments, or at least something like that), but we took them already in the beginning of the year and juniors, eighth-graders, and fifth-graders took them a couple weeks ago.

I have the CRCT's tomorrow. It's gonna suck

i had the gateway today. stupid county essay tests

fortunately, it was easy. i know about the industrial revolution.

thursday is science though. ill die then