What do I say?

I am working with a student who is trying to get his GED because he has been told that is what he needs to get a good job and to succeed.

What do I say?

I am working with a student who is in the middle of standardized tests and has extreme test anxiety because she has taken so many for so many years.

What do I say?

I am working with a student who asks me his MAP test scores and asks everyone around him what their MAP test scores are.

What do I say?

Do I say that you are not just a test score? Do I say that these standardized tests won’t matter when you get to high school or college? Do I say that degrees might not matter in job searches in the next 5 years?

What do I say?