Tomorrow I take the praxis II in English Language, Literature, Composition: Content Knowledge. At 42 years old. Hmmm…my son already has a page full of test scores in his schoolnet account (at six and a half). Here’s a list of ALL the tests I can remember taking:

7th grade
An IQ test for my mom’s friend who was studying to be a psychologist.

8th grade
*The SSAT
*the PSAT
*some vocational test that indicated I probably shouldn’t be an engineer

11th grade
*the SAT (twice)

Early 20s
the GREs (once)

Late 20s
The PPST (praxis one)
The Social Studies Praxis (Praxis II)

I think I also took another standardized test because I thought I was getting certified in another state, but I couldn’t find the records. No lasting harm, done, I suppose. I’m just not sure I can sit still for two hours. I’m confident in my pedagogical knowledge and in my knowledge and understanding of literature but I’m betting there’s going to be three to five English teacher questions that I’ll have no clue about (is this a simile or a metaphor).