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Monday, November 1, 2010

State of boardom

When I got my state board study sheets four weeks ago I was excited. Excited and overwhelmed. Well, when I got those first three packets I thought I was overwhelmed...little did I know...

A few days ago I got the FINAL state board worksheet, 197 questions. I've finally filled them all out, now onto notecards.

I now have 2 weeks to go, and I'm starting to freak out. My days are filled with worksheets and notecards, sitting for 6hours in a back theory room. And let me tell you, this is excruciating for someone who needs to be doing creative things with their hands nearly 24/7 to be happy.

My teachers told me that if I got bored I was allowed to go on the floor and do practicals, but I never did. Why? Because this scares me. I've just been handed a great deal of information to study, and despite what others tell me (that the test is easy, I'll be fine, "I didn't even study!") I've got it in my head that I have to know this stuff inside out and backwards. At this point I may actually be my own worst enemy. Hyping this up inside my head into an almost do-or-die situation. No one from my school has ever taken the state boards and not passed. The pressure is on, but it really shouldn't be...
Oh my, oh my. The count down begins. Saturday, November 13, 2010. 12 more days...


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