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by: Andrew Clements
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689845246
ISBN: 0689845243
Label: Aladdin
Manufacturer: Aladdin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: December 20, 2005
Publisher: Aladdin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 25591
Studio: Aladdin
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SHHHHH
Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make it to the fifth grade without anyone figuring out that she's not just an ordinary kid, and she wants to keep it that way.
But then Nora gets fed up with the importance everyone attaches to test scores and grades, and she purposely brings home a terrible report card just to prove a point. Suddenly the attention she's successfully avoided all her life is focused on her, and her secret is out. And that's when things start to get really complicated....
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Rating:  - The Report Card by Andrew Clements
As a parent I was shocked when I read this book. It is a political book. It is in response to the No Child Left Behind Act. Read it and be appalled.
A fourth grade girl lies to her parents for 5 years about the fact that she is a genius. Her parents have no idea. She doesn't want people to know she is smart because she would be pushed academically and if she went into the accelerated classes she would miss her friends. She finds out that there are teachers that feel the same way she ... Read More
Rating: - Being A Kid
The Report Card
Nora had a report card she was proud of. In fact, she worked hard to get all D's, but didn't quite succeed; she got one C. She knew that her friend Stephen tried really hard to get good grades, but when he didn't, he felt dumb. If Nora could get a bad report card, she thought Stephen would feel better.
Nora knew before she was old enough to go to school, that she was a genius. At a very young age, she could read better than her older brother, ... Read More
Rating: - High stakes testing is good for no one!
Nora Rowley is a highly gifted student, but you'd never know it by looking at her grades and test scores. She decides that the focus on grades and state test scores does nothing good for kids after watching how her best friend, Stephen, is discouraged by his not-so-great scores. Nora hatches a plan to start a rebellion that will end testing forever.
An interesting commentary on how much state mandated, high stakes testing sucks for everyone.
Rating:  - A Delightful Read!
Mr. Clements hones in on some important educational issues--particularly the emphasis on test scores as measures of potential college aptitude. I know a lot of teachers who have become disenchanted with the teaching profession because of all the emphasis on standardized testing these days.
Fifth-grade genius Nora is quite charismatic and her cohort Stephen is equally charming in his own way. Nora takes issue with the importance of grades and test scores in determining students' assessments ... Read More
Rating: - PCE Student Review
My favorite book is the `The Report Card' . It is a really good . When you start reading it , you can't put it down . The author is Andrew Clements. He is my favorite author. The book is about a girl named Nora Rose Rowley . She pretends to be dumb , but she is really smart. Why do you ask? Because everybody is making a big deal about grades. The kids are dividing into the `smart' kids and the `dumb' kids. She wanted to change that. I think every age group will `Love'' this book, I did . Go check it out ... Read More
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