Dear Shining Stars,
Next week you will take the
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) exams for Math, Reading, and
Science. I know how hard you have been working, but there is something
important that I want you to know…
The TCAP test does not assess all of what makes each of you unique,
special, and SMART. The people who
create these tests do not know each of you the way that I do, and certainly not
the way your families do.
They do not know that some of
you sing or draw. They have not seen your natural acting ability. They do not
know your friends count on you to be there for them (and you are), that your
laughter and jokes can brighten people’s day, and that you set examples for the
younger children. They do not know you participate in sports, wonder about your
future, or sometimes help your siblings after school. They do not know that you demonstrate all of the Campus Tiger Pride life skills on a daily basis. They also do
not know that every day you try to do your PERSONAL
BEST!
The
scores you will get back from TCAP are important, and they will tell you
something – but, they will not tell you everything. There are many ways of
being smart, and you know that. You are smart! You are enough! You are the
light that brightens my day! So while you prepare for the test - and while you
take the test - just remember that there is no way to “assess” all of the
amazing and awesome things that make you, YOU—that
make you SMART!
Ms. O
