It's a done deed; I survived my day of Teacher Certification testing, and while I wouldn't go so far as to say I never broke a sweat, I wasn't as nervous as I figured I might have been, (maybe should have been,) going in with a relatively small amount of prep. I can't reveal much about the test itself, lest I incur the wrath of the Michigan State Department of Education; I didn't even know where the test was being held until two weeks prior to taking it, such is their interest in security. Yeah, it's that tight. Which I can understand and respect. I'm pretty sure someone in the Department is probably charged with making certain the 'web is free from incriminating information regarding the bureaucratic goings-on, so the fewer talons aimed at my sorry hide, the better. Particularly in the circumstance I'm in. Anyway, the big idea still remains, to continue moving forward, and I still have to wait until I get a yea or nay, which will probably still be weeks. The waiting is the hardest part, I think. Still, upon having finished the test, I felt myself able to breathe again, and I really did feel confident about my performance. None the less, I've been wrong before, but given that I took my ASE automotive technician certification tests before I ever touched a wrench in anger in my life, and passed (a few) of them, maybe it bodes well for this instance. One can only hope. And some might say they can see a pattern here, as the test taking goes; maybe they're right, maybe my confidence is no more than surreal, but I'll take not feeling bad about it as almost an occupational coup. Almost.