I haven’t watched the whole video, but need to comment. As a former licensed teacher, you do have to do test prep because in middle school I taught 41 kids in my highest middle school years per class-so over 160 kids and some of my coworkers had higher. Our evaluations and depending on district, even our pay was often tied to testing. If you have a clicker happy kid, etc. low scores can cost you your job. While you don’t want to teach to the test, sometimes you are forced to mimic it by your adminstration or admin. We also had kids have nervous breakdowns, anxiety, vomit, so preparing them ahead of time can help eliminate those examples.

Yes! I don’t understand why so many homeschoolers are against testing at all. We have done it every year since kindergarten to see if there are any gaps to fill. Also I have a 6 almost 7 year old girl with ADHD and every time you talk about your younger daughter I just think they sound so much alike and would be great buddies.

Thank you so much for this video! It has been tremendously informative.

Thank you for sharing. I've been debating if I want my oldest to do MAP testing. This helped me make my decision!

We have been using the MAP Growth test for several years, and I had no idea you could click on those learning statements and get worksheets!🤦‍♀️ Off to look into that now. Thank you!

Thank you for this review! I'm so glad to see other homeschoolers doing standardized testing and speaking about their experiences with it. We do MAP (Reading/Math/Language Usage/Science) and the Woodcock Johnson Academic Achievement test every year. Both tests are very valuable for assessing students' grade equivalent /level, and for identifying any gaps in what is being covered in the homeschool curriculum. WJ measures social studies and geography as well, which is something MAP doesn't cover, but it's a pricier test because it's done by a licensed WJ practitioner in person or over Zoom. I'm sure your kids did awesome! :) Thank you so much for being so open and sharing your experiences! :)