PARCC TEST SCORES!

I asked my father whether or not I could bring my PARCC test scores to school because then my ELA teacher would look at it. She said that if you brought your scores than she would help explain them to you. Now although I'm pretty sure I understand everything it would just feel good if I heard the words "You are Advanced" and "These grades are great" coming from her mouth, you get it. It's a common thing where if you hear something from your teacher or someone who is "higher status", it feels better or their words seem to more compared to other students. Not saying that teachers are the highest status or anything, but because they teach you and learn everything in school from them hearing them be proud of you feels great. Obviously, if your friend tells you your grades are great it's good but not as amazing. 

So that's exactly what I did, during the last period before dismissal (free time), I went over to her room and found her getting ready to start her break. Since I didn't want to disturb her I started walking out until she stopped me. Ms. Turner (the ELA teacher) remembered me asking her to check my PARCC scores during our class but didn't have enough time, as long as she didn't have a problem with it I happily showed it to her, and she almost exactly quoted the two phrases I had just mentioned to you. Before leaving, the lady reminded me that just because I got one of the highest overall scores in the school, that doesn't mean I should stop there since my score wasn't 100 %. 

However, I find it very hard to believe that getting every question right on the test is possible. Of course, there have definitely been cases where kids have beaten the odds, but that's not what really matters. Anyways, after doing this I had gym class and it was pretty fun. I have a new move in Soccer that I was working on but honestly, it isn't that cool. However, I was able to nutmeg one of my classmates while dribbling and it felt super good. Since I didn't have my cleats on though I wasn't able to kick like I wanted to. The cleats are much more comfortable and have a better grip. But even before that, we had to run two laps around the park and it was excruciating. The pain was really troubling to me. My heart was beating like a drum but I wouldn't let that stop me from becoming better than I already am.