Shane's results were quite satisfactory. The test gives results in three different ways: percentile based on national average, grade equivalency, and average (below or above). He scored higher in math and science than he did in the language arts, which is nothing new. He grade equivalency was either high school or post high school. Now, I love Shane and all, but he is not post high school in anything. So either the standardized test has a weird grade equivalency standard or this country is going to hell in a hand basket. And since this test is widely used....sorry America.
Genevieve is a good test-taker, just like her mama. She has a dad-inspired trait too...she writes the words she doesn't know in the margins of her notes so she can find out what they mean later. She would easily get into a gifted program with her scores. She struggles only with spelling and social "science." I don't understand how they can get away with changing social studies to a science... but she's never had "real" history, so I'd say that a middle school grade equivalency is pretty good.
Sadly, Fiona didn't do too well. I sat by her the whole time (knitting cotton dish clothes-the best thing to knit while feeling stressed) and she missed many many problems. She is just a late bloomer. I wouldn't test her this year if it weren't the law. She falls squarely in this category:
But guess what? She is right at the 50% percentile in most subjects, right on grade level for all subjects (except science), and below/at average in all subjects... except science. Science she is on a middle school level and above average... I'd say that's pretty good considering I have never ever used a science curriculum with her. Simply observing life and watching Curious George/Magic Schoolbus when she was younger taught her everything she needed to know (haha). But I know that Fiona is going to just shoot right up and by the time she is in middle school, no one will ever know how low she started. Just like her brother.
Public schoolers have it so much easier. It's the teacher's fault if the kid doesn't do well. Here at home, I take all responsibility.
