Things to Tell Your Students Before High-Stakes Testing:

• You are special because of who you are, not what you do.
• A grade is a number on a piece of paper, not who you are.
• No one else in all of history has been just like you; No one else in the future will ever be just like you.
• You are special. Because you are special, you can hold your head high and do your best.
• I am proud to be your teacher.