At first my score was very low. If the rating scale was 0 to 5, I would get a 1. As we continued practicing and the tutorials continued, I started to gain confidence. I started scoring better and better each time. It was finally time to get the real thing, that's all. If I didn't pass they would have to hold me back, I WOULD REPEAT 5th grade. My heart pounded as I sat at my desk that day knowing there was no going back. The teacher began to hand out our exams, give instructions. Let us know we could take all the time we needed, this exam was not timed. At this point the only items on my desk were an exam and two #1 pencils. 2. I was prepared and as I stared at my exam all the confidence I had vanished. He instructed us to get started. I opened the exam to the first page and started reading. I started remembering all the strategies we had followed during the tutorials. Suddenly, this didn't seem so difficult. I knew I studied and if I gave it everything I had I would pass. I read that exam twice before I felt it was ready to be transformed