<p>DVM, The plumber will probably have to have a PhD in plumbing! :D</p>
<p>When I was in middle school we had around 180-200 kids in my class (graduating high school class of 2001). When I graduated from high school the program listed 99 names, but actually fewer than that graduated. Some people failed final exams in their last semester and therefore did not show up for graduation, plus some failed previous grades, and others dropped out. (Note: I'm not including people who moved away or changed schools, but I doubt that it was a high percentage.)</p>
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Yep. Us rurals need all the hep we can git. Sheesh. LOL. I'm going to let this slide with a simple "note my objection".</p>
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Here are the scores</p>
<p>Subject test/benchmark/% meeting benchmark
English / 16 / 68
reading / 21 / 51
math / 22 / 41
science / 24/ 26
All 4 / /21
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<p>Those benchmarks look a little odd to me.
The English seems very low, and the science rather high. English on the ACT is predominantly grammar - does that mean they can read, but they write poorly?</p>
<p>In the words of Astrophysicist Cliff Stolle(?), "If we don't encourage people to be plumbers, neither our pipes or theories will not hold water."</p>
<p>Sum stewdents knead two go back too skool. :X</p>