Texas kids and their teachers are finally done with this year’s STAAR tests. And while these required exams, with their bubbled-in answers can be a source of struggle and anxiety, it’s worth taking a minute to put all that work in perspective.
STAAR Testing
Kiddo, I see you over there
at your desk
Forehead scrunched
I see the walls covered with sheets
the hushed snacks at your seat
I see how hard it can be
to bubble
and bubble
and bubble
and kiddo, let me tell you
when you are 42
no one will care how you bubbled
no one will remember your score
because these tests
this bubbling
this stained muted week
means nothing in the grand scheme
of things
what we learn here
the real truth of these daysi
is that you persevere
you’re strong
and wonderful
and testing can never really
test
YOU
Produced by Laura Rice.
