if you read my post on Sunday, you would know that the children in the UK I. Year 2 (aged 6-7) and Year 6 (aged 10-11) are going through some pretty serious tests right know, known as the SATS. They are used to grade their progress over their Primary and Junior school education time.
Lil Princess is in the midst of hers, being in Year 2. Oh the pressure of it all! How to describe the effects of these ‘tests’ on a little child…
We were as the kids karate lessons on Tuesday night. Lil Princess hai-ya’s from 4-5pm then plays with friends there for an hour whilst Lil Man has his lesson usually.
This week, after her lesson, day two of her SATS, she was listless, sat with her friend, didn’t jump around like a loon, wasn’t making a racket… Not normal…
she came over to me and sat next to me, then laid her head on my lap.
Me: What’s up, Lil Princess?
LP: I’m tired…
Me: Why don’t you go play?
LP: My body’s telling me to go and play, but my brain’s telling me to rest!
See the effects of this testing…. Broke my heart, she’s so exhausted…. But she’s doing so well bless her, all I could do was hug her!
But I Smile Anyway... 
May 16, 2015 @ 09:12:58
Aww, God bless your kids. It’s all part of life, isn’t it? Wondering when I’ll finish my studies… 3 years, 5 years, 7 years?
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May 16, 2015 @ 09:17:28
They seem to be never ending!!!!
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May 16, 2015 @ 15:49:51
And here I was, hoping no one would say that. 😛
But I Smile Anyway 🙂
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May 16, 2015 @ 15:58:44
I mean I’m nearly 40 and I’m still doing courses!!!
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May 16, 2015 @ 16:14:12
I don’t know if I should give you a pat on the back or shake my head. 😛 I’ll do both.
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May 16, 2015 @ 16:40:26
Lol!! Don’t get dizzy!!!
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May 14, 2015 @ 23:04:36
This breaks my heart! I’m glad she is doing well though!
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May 15, 2015 @ 06:27:02
I know Katy, but bless her she seems better now! Thank you!! 😊
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May 15, 2015 @ 08:38:47
Yay! That’s good to hear 😊
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May 14, 2015 @ 20:31:10
Thats too much pressure on our children. Hopefully people on these school boards find a way to stop putting so much pressure. Hopefully your little princess gets to her normal life soon.
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May 14, 2015 @ 20:34:31
I believe its all done for now… Thank goodness! 😊
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:46:44
We have similar tests here. I hate them.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:47:38
I’ve never been an exam or test person to be honest…
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:49:22
I test well, as do my kids. But the pressure placed on the teachers transfers stress onto the students. Ours take nearly a month. I hate them.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:54:10
Yup, that’s the biggest problem… Teacher Stress and Burn out at an all time high nowadays…
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May 14, 2015 @ 13:49:27
Kids that age should be playing, not doing tests.. I’m glad we don’t have tests like that here (yet), it takes so much out of a child.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:13:18
I’m glad we didn’t have them either, but my poor kids, and all those others!!!
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May 14, 2015 @ 13:27:31
Its strange to know that children as young as 6-7 years are required to take tests (i have no idea what is SATS) in UK. During the time I had spent in UK, we knew this Indian girl who joined in grade 5 told us she did not feel the pressure of study while in UK as compared to what she had gone through in India until then.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:12:43
SATs are standardized tests to basically Levey children, and used to track their progress over their academic life… But it is a pressure… Different to the Indian schooling system…
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May 14, 2015 @ 13:12:15
I have a year two boy, he seems unaffected by it all thankfully and for once the school seem to be managing something well.
Good luck to your little one.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:10:14
The thing us, even though its not theoretically made into a big deal, it still somehow becomes one, as things are, well, different, for a week at least!! Thank you, and good luck to yours too!!
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May 14, 2015 @ 10:50:24
The pressure for kids these days is so much bigger than when I went to school. I see that on my three! It is crazy how the need to catch up with the speed of progress around us in young years already. They are supposed to be kids!
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:07:09
I know!!! Let em play!!!!!
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May 14, 2015 @ 09:29:33
Ah Bless her. It seems so young to put them through such pressure. I hope they will soon be over and she gets her spark back 🙂
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:05:12
I think they are all done now, fingers crossed!!! 😊
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May 14, 2015 @ 17:31:35
Yay! 🙂
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May 14, 2015 @ 17:36:16
😊
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May 14, 2015 @ 08:58:09
I am a retired school teacher an know all to well about the SAT’s and the pressure on the pressure on the kids to do well.
Poor kids.
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May 14, 2015 @ 16:04:32
I know…. Bless them!
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