“To me, football is very personal. Even as a kid, I looked at football in dramaturgical terms. It wasn't the score that interested me, it was the struggle.” KidsTermStruggleFootballScore Author:Steve Sabol
“You have to remember, we may be the only nation, the only one I know of, that uses test scores not to assess kids, but to assess teachers. I think we're unique in doing that.” ThinkingKnowsMayUseKidsRememberNationsTeacherUniqueTestsScoreTest Scores Author:John Merrow
“Scores are absurdly important, One hundred points could easily make or break a kid.” ImportantKidsBreakHundredScoreAbsurdityMake Or Break Author:Bill Vaughan
“The people who run the international tests told us, "the biggest predictor of student success is choice." Nations that "attach the money to the kids" and thereby allow parents to choose between different public and private schools have higher test scores. This should be no surprise; competition makes us better.” PeopleShouldDifferentRunningKidsSchoolChoicesNationsParentStudentsHigherTestsCompetitionSurpriseInternationalScoreStudent SuccessPrivate SchoolTest Scores Author:John Stossel
“Wasn't it thrilling when the U.S. Women's team took home the gold in gymnastics? A group of American teenagers getting a higher score than Chinese kids? That never happens.” HomeHappensKidsFunnyGroupsTeamHigherGoldChineseTeenagerScoreOlympicsThrillingGymnasticsLondon Olympics Author:Jay Leno
“We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on record. Our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high. And more Americans finish college than ever before.” WorldKidsTodaySchoolReadingRecordsStudentsCollegeHighestHigh SchoolRateMathAll TimeScoreHigh School GraduationSchool Graduation Author:Barack Obama