Dixie's .gov college entrance tests

Well, I should have realized that going from private school and homeschool environments into the jaws of government education would not bode well. At any rate, Dixie wanted to take an Esthetics's course at Carteret Community College while she continued homeschool next year in the 11th grade. Found out that they would not allow this, but would the Cosmetology course which includes Esthetics's as well as the whole kit and caboodle. I decided not to inquire as to their logic as I was sure I would not have been a happy camper. Anyway, Dixie said that she would do it even though this takes five hours out of her homeschooling day which means almost doubling her workload.

The counselor said she would need to take a basic math test along with English and keyboarding, so we scheduled the tests at 5:40 PM last Monday expecting an hour and half total. When we got there, we were told that she had been scheduled for all the tests required of someone entering after the 12th grade. I mentioned that this wasn't what the counselor had told us, but it was either take them all or comeback after it was straightened out. Dixie went for this which normally takes about 3 1/2 hours and she had only a snack before, because of the time expectation. Beside keyboarding which was no problem, there was an advanced computer test which you could skip and take as a course later, but Dixie decided to go for broke. English was no problem, but math in the last two years of high school was, needless to say, although Dixie does her mother's business books as well as household accounts which is something she will actually use in life. I certainly never used Algebra or Geometry, but did Business Math, Accounting and Bookkeeping.

During the wait I mentioned that the room were too cold, but the girl said she had no way to control it. Figures. At 10:15 after 4 1/2 hours Dixie came out and I could tell she was close to tears. As we walked out, I said don't worry you'll pass, but she said that wasn't her worry but that the room had been so cold she continually made mistakes on the keyboard and was hungry to boot. Poor thing. She passed and now we look forward to whatever gems government education can come up with in the future!