I need to brag for a minute. My youngest child scored a perfect

[Ilsa]

score on his third grade math TAKS test. He has some nasty ADD, so the only accomodation made was that he took the test with a smaller, quieter group. He didn't take a modified test.

[lizziegrace]

1. Congratulations to you and your son!!

:applause:

[Ilsa]

2. Thanks, our oldest is severely autistic. He met his

assigned expectations on his TAKS also, but he is 12, performing at the level of a firt-second grader, and cannot be included in regular classrooms. Our youngest has problems with reading comprehension, but he is handling the math really well, and it requires alot of reading also.

Yes, this is a big deal for our family.

[dana_b]

3. woo hoo!

it's really exciting to see your children excel. Great job both of you!

[Ilsa]

9. Thank you! It's been a tough run. His ADD med runs out

in the early evening. I have to push him really hard to get him to do his homework early enough so he is able to concentrate and learn.

DUers have smart kids!

[cabbage08]

4. Congratulations

[Ilsa]

10. Thank you! It's been a tough keeping him focused. His ADD med runs out

in the early evening. I have to push him really hard to get him to do his homework early enough so he is able to concentrate and learn.

DUers have smart kids!

[Fleshdancer]

5. You got the results today?

I'm still waiting on the results for my 3rd grader. x(

On edit: I forgot to say CONGRATS!!!

:woohoo:

[Ilsa]

8. Wednesday afternoon. Last week his teacher knew he had scored well,

saying "three or less" were incorrect. I really didn't know what that meant until I got the report!

Good luck to your third grader! We DUers have some smart kids!

[MissMillie]

6. you have every reason to be proud

:applause:

I wish him continued academic success.

[Ilsa]

11. Thank you! It's been a tough run. His ADD med runs out

in the early evening. I have to push him really hard to get him to do his homework early enough so he is able to concentrate and learn. Thank you for the applause for him!

DUers have smart kids!

[Bertha Venation]

7. FANTASTIC!

:party:

[Ilsa]

12. Yeah, we've been partying it up a little! Celebratory dinner

out at Jason's Deli last night.

I'm already lining up various things for him to do this summer to keep his mind active: a music appreciation class at a private home, and I am getting him to write in a journal every day. He really doesn't like writing, and we need to change that. He'll be state-tested on it next year.