bathroom buddy

so TAKS is over for our third graders. yesterday was the reading TAKS retake for the kids who didn't pass the first administration back in march. it was me proctoring 2 kids. in someone else's classroom. for 4 1/2 hours. oye.

remember my post about test security? well, one of the rules is that the tests need to always be in your possession or locked up if you're not in the room. the kids and i *really* had to take a restroom break and since i was in someone else's classroom, i didn't have keys to lock up the tests while we were gone. so what's a rule-abiding teacher to do? take the *blasted* tests with you to the bathroom. yup. me and the taks test. bonding like girlfriends. (don't worry TEA, they never touched the floor) when i came out with them in my hands, our male counselor (who was stationed outside of the restrooms for strict monitoring. yes, kids are not allowed to talk about the test with each other.) looked at me and laughed. glad i could bring joy to SOMEONE during our week of doom.