Last night, I went to a meeting to explain to get all the first grade parents ready for the Standford Achievement Test. Most of the moms listened intently. A few looked as though there might be some serious practice testing at their homes in the weeks ahead.
Me? I just smiled and chatted with a friend who hadn't seen in a while. It's a little to late to try and freak me out. We just finished the math competition with one son, solo band with one daughter (ensemble is coming up), there's the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test on the way and of course, the weekly spelling test.
Sigh. What ever happened to just being a kid? In first grade, I remember wrestling with the word breakfast (wasn't that break fast? they changed to phonics from sight reading half way into the year. The seventies were experimental). Miss Fisher had a good stock of Swedish Fish and a ready smile.
I turned out to be a great test taker a few years later when I experienced the Stanford Test for the first time, but could I have done it in first grade? Maybe. I'm glad that I didn't have to though. Sitting there, I thought about all the other tests my kids go through too: pressure to fit in, to have sex, to be cool. There, that's something that doesn't change. Sometimes I think the worst peer pressure I've experienced has been as an adult.
My sons are awesome and when the test comes, I'll tell them that, fill them up with bananas (they're supposed to raise your IQ temporarily) and pray that they'll pass, not only this test, but all the other ones ahead of them. Then, I'll say a prayer for myself too that I don't fail in the opportunities each day presents to be better instead of bitter, to love and be thankful, even when I don't feel like it.
It's afternoon here, and so far I've earned a flunked a few times. Grace is a wonderful thing....
Marilynn Griffith is wife
to a deacon, mom to a tribe and proof that God gives second chances.
When not scrambling to park her van straight AND catch a good sale, she
writes novels about faith, friendship and forgiveness. Each day (or two) she shares a song and thoughts about faith and life on her blog, Rhythms of Grace.
Here's my theory on failure...Success is not based on achievment, but on growth. I can "fail" but still grow from the experience. That makes my life successful. Thanks for sharing.
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