Homeschool Test Score Reveal! How My Kindergartener’s End of Year Test Scores Stand Up To Public Ed

The decision to implement standardized or norm-referenced testing in your homeschool is a very personal one. One of the beauties of homeschooling is that depending on your state, you may not even need to adhere to district or state testing at all!
I am lucky to live in beautiful and free state of Florida where we only need to provide an end of year portfolio to show our child's progress. Most of the homeschooling families that I know and love are very against any kind of formal testing and some even scoff at the mere idea of it.
However, I am in a unique position as an ex-public school teacher turned homeschooling mama. It has been very difficult for me to get out of the 'system' mindset and embrace the fluidity and confidence that homeschooling is supposed to bring. How do I know if my child is retaining what she needs to know? How do I know if I chose the right curriculum or not? Is she below where she would be if she were in public school? How much has she improved since the beginning of the year, if at all?
These questions kept me up every night. I detested the amount of assessments I was forced to give as a public school teacher. I knew first hand that a child is so much MORE than a test score and that they can perform better or worse on any given day depending on the kind of morning they had at home.
But here I am in my first year of homeschooling yearning for some kind of formal measurement to give me the reassurance I need to know that I am doing a good job.
So I purchased the NWEA MAP test from www.homeschoolboss.com. We took the test three times --beginning, middle, and end of the year.
The results SHOCKED me.
Will I test my daughter again next year? After this....I honestly don't know. But I do know that I don't regret testing her this year. I feel it's what I needed as a first time homeschooling mom to gauge our success.
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[@giselleroman2140]

Chills this testing is awesome

[@seasonsofwonder]

Hi sweet mama! I didn't test my child this year, but I can definitely see the value in it. I am also a former elementary teacher and sometimes I do find myself falling into past habits, but if there is no harm in it then why not? I am sure this was of great relief to you to know she's doing great! 🙌☺️

[@Svargasc3]

This video was so helpful. I plan to do this test for my kids too when the time comes. How long did the test take your daughter to do on the kindergarten level? How do you administer it? Also I was reading your description and I believe in FL we have to also do annual evaluations along with the portfolio.

[@karinnarodriguez2205]

Hello! Besides the map test...would you recommend any other type of test?

[@Randibunny]

It’s helpful to know ur not fucking up ur kid’s education 😂❤

[@giselleroman2140]

Can you explain how to did this testing? Did she do it alone or did you overseee and read the questions to her? I'd like to do the same for my daughter

[@Randibunny]

We shouldn’t over correct and never do test that’s like doing drugs cuz ur cult siad they were bad 😅