OGT’s…yeah you know me!

January 27, 2008

My son has his OGT’s coming up, those are the Ohio Graduation Test’s. The week of March 10th I have to drive him to Cleveland at a Holiday Inn to meet with other classmates and teachers to take this important test. I am having a hard time getting my son to understand the importance of these tests!! YOU MUST pass them in order to receive your diploma and graduate. Even if you pass all your high school classes and have enough credits, you still can not receive your diploma and graduate without passing the OGT’s.

So this mom went to work finding some helpful tools to help my son prepare for his test. I found these Ohio Graduation Test Flash Cards on the main subjects for the tests, math, science, reading and writing, and social studies. I ordered them directly from Hollandays Publishing Corp because this is something our local stores here do not carry.

There are books available and can be quite pricey as they are published by subject. So it was a great thing to find these handy flash cards.

Now the trick is to get my son to take the time to use them. They suggest just spending 30 minutes a day and review them, and the math ones well those honestly you need to take more than 30 minutes to understand. So I thought just a few days during the week and spend an hour each day the weekend isn’t too much to ask, especially when this is as vitally important in order to graduate! I think this is a top priority over just playing games all day long. But he said to me Friday he WASN’T going to do it and hubby and I both said OH YES you are! Now mind you we were away yesterday and came home this morning, he still had not touched them and then his friend called to see if he wants to come over he doesn’t understand that we said NO because he didn’t take the time like he was told to do and review the flash cards! Well you think he learn his lesson already about calling my bluff and challenging me so we are now at a stand off, he is pouting in the kitchen and I am ranting in my blog. Who do you think is gonna win? Let me give you a hint… He isn’t going to his friends!!!

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Bulk Bin, Jaw Breakers