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I saw this show last night as well and was very annoyed with the question and answer. Fiction books ARE assigned a Dewey number (in the 800s). It is just that most libraries choose to keep all fiction books in a "Fiction" section because this method is much more user friendly. So this show portrayed a wrong answers to be correct as well as phrasing the question in a very confusing manner. Elissa Rizzo School Library Media Specialist Benedict A. Cucinella School Long Valley, NJ & Young Adult Librarian Washington Twp. Public Library Long Valley, NJ ____________________________ <original message> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 01:24:58 -0500 From: Leigh Woznick <bookmom@OPTONLINE.NET> Subject: GEN: game show mistake? Did anyone else see the new game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" tonight? One of the questions was in the category of 3rd grade reading. I didn't see the whole show, and came in on this question. But I think it said: "True or false? Fiction books are NOT assigned numbers in the Dewey Decimal System". The woman contestant and all of the 5th graders answered false, and they were told this was correct. Am I crazy? Did I see it wrong? I think everyone got tripped up by semantics -- it was confusingly worded. But if I saw it correctly, this is perpetuating incorrect information to however many millions of folks watched the show. Leigh Woznick Library Media Specialist Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School Bridgewater, NJ lwoznick@brrsd.k12.nj.us -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------