Wednesday, January 26, 2011

PRAXIS Nightmares

For many of you, you have or will be taken the PRAXIS soon.  Well I took mine in January, and was soooooooo happy to do them both in one day.  It was a long day, but doable. They tell you that it takes roughly 4 weeks to get results, so that way if you need to take them over you just slip under the registration deadline for the ones in March.

Well the last couple of nights I have had PRAXIS nightmares.  I sit down to take the test and then all these crazy things happen.  There are clowns, Professor McGonagall from Harry Potter, My kindergarten teacher Mrs. Clark.  Melinda Butler.  My Grandmother.  There are so many more it is crazy how they all fit in this room.  Now, not all of these are scary, but the fact that they were in the room together when I was trying to take my exam was.  I'm not a test taker.  Never was and never will be, and the first one I took was the multiple choice.  120 questions in 2 hours.  Great...

Well all the extra people in the room, it wasn't a 'normal' testing experience  so I wasn't expecting great things.  The rest of the tests are a blur, but time flies and I can now get my results.  I missed both test by 1 point.  Then out of no where everybody that was there in the testing room is in my living room looking at the computer screen with me and numerous things are said.  I won't repeat them, but for a dream it wasn't very nice. But for a nightmare typical.

Anyways I woke up with this horrid feeling that I'm going to fail by a point, and have to retake these miserable tests that measure 'how smart I am.'  I am just so thankful that NONE of these people were in the room with me, and will not be able to be in the room if that is the case.

1 comment:

  1. I'm sorry, but you had me laughing! I had nightmares BEFORE the test. Ugh. The anxiety that these tests have students in! You captured the emotions perfectly in this post, KTO. I started hyperventilating just a little at the "sight" of all those persons in one little test room (particularly the clowns!). I am positive you will pass, not just by one point but with several to spare!

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