Finals

    This week has been filled with tests. The tests themselves aren't particularly difficult but everything else associated with finals has been taking a heavy toll on my body. My legs ache from sitting in a seat for so long. My head hurts from all the stress and I'm up late worrying. Every day I get less and less rest until I can barely function when I come home on Friday.
    It's a strange kind of misery. I'm depressed but I don't really have time to dwell on it because BOOM, it's off to the next event. Even when I have the chance to collapse the light and noise or family and neighbors irritates me. Testing is exhausting. Being a student is a hard job.
    And when you think about it, what's the point of all these exams? To test what we learned over the year of course but are the results really valid when students are too nervous to properly function? Some kids may take tests with an 'I don't care' attitude but for someone like me, with anxiety issues. Smaller tests or quizzes show a more reliable set of data.
    I don't mean to whine, but one of my biggest worries is my test scores. I honestly can't wait until Summer when all of this is done and over with.