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Improving Math Scores

A young boy was in school and was having a terrible time with his mathematics. His parents worked with him night
after night but there was no improvement. His math marks were dismal. His parents in desperation decided to transfer
their son to a new school. They decided to try a Catholic school but not until after they had given the matter
serious consideration as neither parent was religious. They checked around and the school seemed to have a good
academic record, so they reluctantly enrolled their son in the new school.

Immediately the boy's math marks soared. He went from a failing grade to become an A student. His parents were
surprised at the change and over dinner one night they asked their son about his improvement.

"Was it better teaching" they asked and the boy said "No the teachers are about the same".
"Was it a different text book?" Again the boy said "No it is the same text book"

Finally they asked their son why he thought he had made such a dramatic improvement. The boy said "the
first day I went to school I knew they took their math seriously and that I had better do well or there would be
serious consequences."

The parents asked what made him realize the school took math so seriously. The boy answered " the first
thing I saw when I went into the classroom was a statue of some guy nailed to a plus sign".