As I sat in the classroom watching my usually happy teacher stress out over all the ACT rules I considered what I was doing. Many people say “this test determines your future.” I have a hard time with this saying- Some people are not test takers. I personally used to really struggle with test taking. I could understand math pretty well and still get a “c” on the test. I got so stressed out sometimes I would get hives on my wrists. For the longest time I told myself I am bad at test taking and that was the final say. This year I changed though. Tests are a huge part of school, and they are what affects a majority of my letter grade. I really challenged myself this year to work hard when taking tests. Instead of telling myself I am bad at them, I just changed the mindset to “try my best.”
