Saturday, December 22, 2012

Passed the Basic Skills Test!

So...I am going to school to be a Music Teacher. I am just about finish with school, but I have been struggling with this Illinois Basic Skills Test. It is now called the TAP test. Well it only consist of basic skills, but these are skills that you have not used since early high school. I just passed it Friday, and I am so happy! You only have five times to take the test, and it is five hours long. If you never pass the test, you cannot teach in the state of Illinois. So, this is a serious test. I even have friends that have decided not to teach all because of this test. There are also students who are protesting the test, and there were even some strikes. I studied so hard! When I got to the testing site they told me I couldn't take the test because my registration information didn't match my identification. Then they said I couldn't reschedule or get my money back! I just started crying because I was just so sick of this test. Someone finally told me that I could come come back at a latter time , with my marriage licence to prove identification. I had to call off work, but it was worth it.  I just thank God that I finally passed it!


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