Ceremony of 12

Have you ever read the book The Giver by Lois Lowrey?  I have not but its definitely on my list now. Evidently its about a fictitious idyllic community where citizens are not given any say on who they will marry, or if they will have children, or what job they will have.  In the book, there is a Ceremony of 12 in which the 12 year olds are assigned their life assignments.  Our 6th Grade Literature teacher assigned this book and then simulated the Ceremony of 12.  One of the students was assigned the Director of Technology position so he reported to our Tech Office.  For a full hour he went through the mice we used for our ERB (standardized tests) in the Spring and made sure they are all in working order.  He also made a spreadsheet.  I'm not sure if he liked his life assignment but it sure was great for us.  One task off the list for the spring!  

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