tabinfl Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Anuual evaluation this evening, portfolio review style. Evaluator is a homeschooler and a friend who already knows a lot of the activities we do throughout the year, and is a fellow mom of multiples so understands that craziness too. My kids have made great strides since this time last year, and their work (all organized neatly in notrebooks) easily demonstrates a grade level or more of progress. So... WHY have I been so stressed for the past week? Why do I feel like I must have overlooked at least a half dozen topics that she's going to ask them about? Why does it feel like tomorrow morning is going to be such a huge relief? What is going on, brain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Is this your first time? I think first time jitters are normal. My DS1 is a more anxious type of personality and he actually enjoyed the testing and evaluation process. Best of luck, but I am certain you don't need it at all :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabinfl Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Second time around, same kind, friendly evaluator as last year. Just can't shake the anxiety. ETA: I was actually less nervous last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It is hard to feel like you have all the boxes checked off sometimes, even if you do. You'll do great! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Good luck with your review. I am so glad to live where I have nothing to prove..... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Yeah, I'm nervous just waiting for the envelope to arrive in the mail with their standardized test scores! Because it very much feels like an evaluation of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabinfl Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Woo hoo, everyone "demonstrated progress at a level commensurate with his/her ability." No, I didn't really have any doubt, but it is nice to have the paperwork all ready to go in the mail & be able to breathe again. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've evaluated thousands of portfolios. Constantly, I've had to reassure moms that everything would be fine - don't stress. They did anyway. Personally, I still get stressed with evaluations done by others, and I have had evaluations done on my children for twenty-seven years. I know that if anything they did too much, but I think it is fairly typical to feel nervous. Congrats on the great evaluation. Just remember that feeling next year. Build your portfolio throughout the year by adding items to it each month. At the end of the year, you should have little to do, which will make it less stressful. It helps me, when I do that. I just need to remember to do that, unlike this year. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 We have our evaluations tomorrow, and even though this is our 7th time, and 3rd with this evaluator, I am nervous. I'm always certain there will be something I've done wrong, forgotten, messed up, etc. But I think part of that is seeing how little of what I'd wanted to accomplish each year actually got done, even if those things were replaced with other good and useful things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Margaret, how'd it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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