The Magic also did not win again after game 1 but then no one was expecting them to. It would have been nice if they had won game 3 - and they almost did - but that was the only remaining game they were able to keep within reach.
But after the playoff loses --- I had a huge personal victory. I passed my GKT.
Teachers in Florida need to pass a general knowledge test to apply for a teaching license. I had a 2 year temporary (that expired in November) and needed this exam to get a "permanent" one. I put " because even that has to be renewed every couple years.
Anyway, last summer the exam was not kind to me and I was unable to pass the Math portion (because Math is not my thing) and the Essay part (because I had accidentally deleted 1/2 of the essay and time expired before I had a chance to paste it back in). Thankfully, my school owner and administrator were willing to offer me this one year position that did not require a license. But I am anxious to get back inside the classroom. I am happiest when working with children and this position has way too much paperwork.
Again, I was not at all worried about retaking and passing the essay portion. I am a pretty decent writer. But I was scared to death about the Math. I studied endlessly the week leading up to the test by watching Youtube videos, working on Khan Academy, and printing out tons of worksheets for practice. During the exam I tried to follow the advise I give to the kids when talking about the FSA - to answer all the questions that are "easy" or guaranteed to get correct, and skip the rest...then go back and do the ones that I could most likely get but would take a lot of time to figure out... and finally, go back to the ones I had no idea how to solve but it's better to take a guess than to leave them blank.
It worked! I walked out with this
But before walking out, I ran into the bathroom and cried like a baby!!!!
I am so relieved!
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