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Sometimes tests prove very little and somebody gets left behind even when they're thinking.

Since standardized testing became a priority for schools, nine-year-old Jeffery Taylor's academic life has become pure torture. He suffers from a condition called test anxiety. When he takes a test, his stomach aches, his eyes hurt, he feels like his head is going to blow up, and at times, he visibl... More

Sometimes tests prove very little and somebody gets left behind even when they're thinking.

Since standardized testing became a priority for schools, nine-year-old Jeffery Taylor's academic life has become pure torture. He suffers from a condition called test anxiety. When he takes a test, his stomach aches, his eyes hurt, he feels like his head is going to blow up, and at times, he visibly trembles.

Jeff's active imagination has not helped him either, especially when he is drawing when he should be working on other subjects. But school work is not his only problem. His classmate, Matt Huggins is a real pest, and Jeff and his good friend Terry are growing apart. Jeff is delighted when he meets a new friend, who helps him with his academic challenges.

Testing is a tremendous issue in our schools today It can have a lasting effect on funding as schools struggle to meet accountability standards with the desire to provide learning to students. But most importantly, it can result in test anxiety which has a lasting effect on children.

In Nobody Left Benind One Child's Story About Testing author, Deanna Enos
uses storytelling as an example of how to begin a dialogue between, children, teachers and parents concerning this important subject.


Deanna Enos is a retired teacher. Her years of working with children have made her sensitive to the needs of those suffering with test anxiety,and she wants the child's voice to me heard in Nobody Left Behind One Child's Story About Testing..

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