This article broke my heart. It is such a shame that even though Autumn is scoring 399, she is having to retake the test over and over, and causing herself so much stress. She obviously understands the material, because she is one point away from passing. She is consistently scoring 370-400, so I do not understand why her life needs to be turned upside down for a formality.
This blog post is a perfect example of an issue so many students are dealing with. Autumn ended up with anxiety, and having to take medication because of her test, which I think is horrible. But sadly this is a common issue for high schoolers, and especially college students. I know many people who have been driven to depression or anxiety because of school, and the testing. It is an issue that I feel is not being taken seriously enough. Student's mental health is more important than a test score, and I just hope one day that will be established enough for something to be done about it.
This is a page I found about the relationship between grades and mental health, you guys should give it a read it is very interesting.
http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_25074044/teen-health-depression-anxiety-and-social-phobias-rising
The article is really sad, Amanda. Hopefully this is a trend we can try to reverse by focusing more on student progress and less on test scores and achievements.
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