Catholic Math
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 maths 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 maths 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 textbook"
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."
Their 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."