Mark #2
02-01-2007, 01:52 PM
Little Billy was doing very badly in math.
His parents had tried everything... Tutors,
Mentors, flash cards, Special learning centers.
In short everything They could think of to help his math.
Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Billy down
and enrolled him in the local Catholic school.
After the first day, little Billy came home with a very
serious look on his face. He didn't even kiss his
mother Hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started
studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little
Billy was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to
dinner.To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back
to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the
books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day,
while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.
Finally, little Billy brought home his reportcard.
He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his
room and hit the books. With great trepidation,
his Mom looked at it and to her great surprise,
little Billy got an "A" in math. She could no
longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and said,
"Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?" Little Billy looked at her and
shook his head, no. "Well, then," she replied,
Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the
uniforms? "WHAT WAS IT ALREADY?"
Little Billy looked at her and said, "Well, on
the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to
the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around."
His parents had tried everything... Tutors,
Mentors, flash cards, Special learning centers.
In short everything They could think of to help his math.
Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Billy down
and enrolled him in the local Catholic school.
After the first day, little Billy came home with a very
serious look on his face. He didn't even kiss his
mother Hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started
studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little
Billy was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to
dinner.To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back
to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the
books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day,
while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.
Finally, little Billy brought home his reportcard.
He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his
room and hit the books. With great trepidation,
his Mom looked at it and to her great surprise,
little Billy got an "A" in math. She could no
longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and said,
"Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?" Little Billy looked at her and
shook his head, no. "Well, then," she replied,
Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the
uniforms? "WHAT WAS IT ALREADY?"
Little Billy looked at her and said, "Well, on
the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to
the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around."