So Frustrated Over Exams

So our first term is ending and this week is our exam week…you know, the week that’s supposed to be a fun, refreshing week of recapping all the exciting things we’ve learned this term. *sigh*

It’s turning into a nightmare. My 11yo had a bad attitude and was giving such short, clipped answers to questions that I became frustrated and walked away. At which point, he started crying and yelling for me to come back. Eventually he just took the message recorder and answered all the questions himself…and did it perfectly with thorough, detailed answers! Argggghh!

And then my 7yo announced that he had no idea what the story of Jesus’ birth was. And this coming from a boy who has heard the Christmas story every year since he can remember, hears it at church and we went over the story in great detail this term for Bible! Obviously, I can’t force him to tell me and since he continued to adamantly refuse that he knew it, then that is the official answer for his Bible exam.

I am just so frustrated! We’ve had great exam experiences in the past but this one is just awful and I feel like a terrible teacher and where in the world did I go wrong…?

I know there’s really nothing anyone can do, but if you have had terrible exams before I’d sure like to hear about it just so I can know I’m not crazy! 😉