First Grade Takes a Test.

First Grade Takes a Test. First Grade Takes a Test Miriam Miriam(mĭr`ēəm), in the Bible.1 Sister of Moses and Aaron. After the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, she led the women in the song of Miriam. Cohen cohenor kohen(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , author; Ronald Himler, illustrator Star Bright Books The Star Building, 42-26 28th Street, Suite 2C, Long Island City, NY 11101 1595720545 $15.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 Written by Miriam Cohen, a defender of the emotional rights of children, and warmly illustrated by award-winning artist Ronald Himler, First Grade Takes a Test is a book for young children about keeping test-taking in perspective. When a lady from the principal's office brings a test to the first-grade class, the children have some trouble because none of the answers seem quite right. For example, one question says "Rabbits eat: [] lettuce lettuce,annual garden plant (Lactuca sativa and varieties) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), probably native to the East Indies or Asia Minor, possibly as a derivative of the widespread weed called wild lettuce (L. scariola). L. [] dog food [] sandwiches", yet young George can't find "carrots" on the list--and he knows that if rabbits don't eat carrots, their teeth will grow too long and hurt them. When the test is over, Anna Maria goes to a special class because she did very well, which provokes unrest Unrest is a sociological phenomenon, for instance: Industrial unrest Labor unrest Rebellion Notable historical unrests19th century Luddites 1978–79 Winter of Discontent (UK) 1989 Purple Rain Revolt, (South Africa) and even name-calling "Dummy Sham; make-believe; pretended; imitation. Person who serves in place of another, or who serves until the proper person is named or available to take his place (e.g., dummy corporate directors; dummy owners of real estate). !" among the other children. It takes the wisdom of their teacher to put the test results in their proper context. "The test doesn't tell everything. It doesn't tell all the things you can do! You can build things! You can read books! You can make pictures! You have good ideas! And another thing. The test doesn't tell you if you are a kind person who helps your friends. Those are important things." First Grade Takes a Test celebrates the importance of all types of learning--reading and math as Mathematics courses named Math A, Maths A, and similar are found in: Mathematics education in New York: Math A, Math A/B, Math B Mathematics education in Australia: Maths A, Maths B, Maths C well as social skills--and the importance of not reading too much into a rigorous but limited test, especially at a young age. Highly recommended.