Posted on 12/21/2012 7:11:17 PM PST by nickcarraway
Winning the lottery, lightning striking twice, a perfect SAT score? This last rare occurrence was achieved by one Philadelphia senior who deserves some special recognition.
"I woke up and checked my score on my cell phone and I didn't believe it at first, so I kept refreshing the page and after five to 10 times refreshing I woke my parents up. Mom, dad I got a perfect score!'" Cameron Clarke told FOX 29, remembering the day he found out he was notified of his perfect SAT score.
As we know, SAT's can feel like a make or break moment for students awaiting acceptance letters from colleges.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxphilly.com ...
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Very politely and respectfully,
Wintertime
If “educators” were truly curious people and truly interested in educating children, they would be interviewing this young man and his parents to find out exactly what were the elements, IN THE HOME and at school that promoted his success. I doubt that will happen though since the entire purpose of education is providing jobs to the education-industrial complex and not in education children.
Class warfare to be supplanted by ability warfare. John Galt will become Public Enemy Number One under this administration.
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