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state testing
By p

I teach 1st grade in Virginia and I feel a lot of pressure from all over about state testing. yes 1st grade-it is ridiculous. The school tracks every student and every test question to see who does what. I am a professional
and do my best. I always thought I was a very good teacher (awesome at teaching reading)-but every year the stress gets worse. I am frustrated when my students have an off day or I don't complete everything that needs to be completed for that day because I have to teach this at this time. My patience for the things that often make first graders endearing is very low because I can't

get as much down. I'm thinking of switching grade levels like all the way to 6th where there is very little pressure. I could actually have fun. I used to have fun.It's sad.