Forward: Religious Math
Dardedar@aol.com
Fri, 9 May 1997 13:47:28 -0400 (EDT)
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A ten year old boy was failing math. His parents tried
everything from tutors to hypnosis, but to no avail. Finally, at
the insistence of a family friend, they decided to enroll their son
in a private Catholic school.
After the first day, the boy's parents were surprised when he
walked in after school with a stern, focused and very
determined expression on his face, and went right past them
straight to his room, where he quietly closed the door.
For nearly two hours he toiled away in his room - with math
books strewn about his desk and the surrounding floor. He
emerged long enough to eat, and after quickly cleaning his
plate, went straight back to his room, closed the door, and
worked feverishly at his studies until bedtime. This pattern
continued ceaselessly until it was time for the first quarter
report card.
The boy walked in with his report card -- unopened -- laid it on
the dinner table and went straight to his room. Cautiously, his
mother opened it, and to her amazement, she saw a bright red
"A" under the subject of MATH. Overjoyed, she and her
husband rushed into their son's room, thrilled at his remarkable
progress.
"Was it the nuns that did it?", the father asked. The boy only
shook his head and said, "No."
"Was it the one-on-one tutoring? The peer-mentoring?"
"No."
"The textbooks? The teachers? The curriculum?"
"Nope," said the son. "On that first day, when I walked in the
front door and saw that guy they nailed to the 'plus sign,' I just
knew they meant business!"
Submitted by: Denise Slavich @ dukepower.com
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