Post by moonwind333 on Apr 20, 2006 15:17:51 GMT -5
Little Johnny 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 enrolled little Johnny down in
the local Catholic school.
After the first day, little Johnny 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 Johnny was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down for dinner.
To her shock, the minute he was done, without a word he marched back to his room 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 Johnny brought home his report card. 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 Johnny 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 Johnny 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 Johnny 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."
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 enrolled little Johnny down in
the local Catholic school.
After the first day, little Johnny 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 Johnny was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down for dinner.
To her shock, the minute he was done, without a word he marched back to his room 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 Johnny brought home his report card. 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 Johnny 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 Johnny 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 Johnny 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."