I'm being tested
Day 2 of the FCAT and we are in full lock-down mode. 
No TV. No PS2. Early to bed, early to rise. A decent breakfast that doesn't involve the word "frosted." And we've actually had a real dinner two nights in a row. That's a meal that resembles the four basic food groups (OK, I know that dates me).
Last night while I was cooking (on a weeknight no less!!) the kids pulled out the dominoes to play...TOGETHER (Math practice!). Then we sat down TOGETHER and had a con-ver-sa-tion about, of all things, the Holocaust.
So I'm thinking this FCAT isn't all bad. (But how long can I keep this up?)
And then I'm thinking, do you think kids who do well on the FCAT are inspired by, say, the Miami Heat , or perhaps by something closer to home?
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