The Testing

 We're in STATE TESTING WEEK.  A nerve-racking time for me and for most of the 3rdLanders.  

 They're working hard.  Bringing honor to their families.  

 The state test is tricky and is regularly updated to be longer and more challenging for our Hoosier children.  Like most children, they're resilient.  They soldier on.  

In contrast, I'm a wee wreck of worrying and woe.  When I was younger, I hoped and worked for an end to standardized testing for young kids. Husbandman and I opted out of testing for our own kiddos, but the anti-testing movement of yore has dwindled away. Testing shows up like a bad penny for even our youngest kiddos all across the land.

3rdLand will finish our 4 mornings of testing tomorrow.  Then we'll get back to learning about hurricanes and wetlands, writing and drawing in our notebooks, reading novels, singing songs, telling stories.  We also have a plan for a field trip to Switchyard Park soon.  

Joke's on you, Testing Testers of Indiana.  We do what we want. Most of the time.