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Standardized Testing

This is the time of year when students around the country are taking the annual end-of-grade test. More and more "stuff" is now riding on those test scores. School ranking, school funding, teacher raises or jobs, and so much more. Our kids are feeling the pressure to succeed--to score high--from school administrators, teachers and parents. Parents are feeling stressed as well hoping that their children will score high or at least as high as Billy and Jane who live next door.

Follow up:

Take time during these last couple months of this school year to get out with your kids and enjoy the spring. Take walks, play some ball, talk and laugh together as a way for everyone to de-stress and enjoy the spring. Parents need to remember to help decrease the stress children are feeling during this time of intense testing. Help build their self-esteems and remind them that who they are and how much you love them will not be impacted by the test scores.

These tests are just snapshots and may not accurately reflect what the child has learned or knows. If there are areas of concern, talking with the teacher, educational psychologist or a tutor may help you better evaluate whether the child is struggling in a specific area, or whether he just had a bad test day.

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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner

Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain