I've become quite the expert at this. I can handle most of the questions that they throw at me.
It was first thing in the morning. The students were checking in. I was handing out their answer booklets. One student was concerned. There was something marked in the math box. (Today was the English Language Arts test.)
Me: "You've passed the math part, right?"
Student: "Yes."
Me: "That bubble just means that you're done with the math. Don't worry about it."
Second Student: "So, if I mark that bubble, does that mean that I won't have to take the math part tomorrow?"
Because, I guess, if he tells the testing service that he's already passed the math section, he will be believed? It's not like they keep records or anything. Wait, they do! And they know perfectly well that he hasn't passed the math.
I explained, patiently, that while he might get away with missing the math part this time, they would make him take the test again. He does not get a diploma without passing both parts of the CAHSEE. So, he might as well show up tomorrow and get it taken care of.
Besides, there's a list of students who need to take the test. If they don't show up to the testing location, the administrators go looking for them. They pull the students out of class. The students end up with us anyway.
If it were that easy to get out of taking the test, everyone would do it.
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