Little Johnny

    Little Johnny was not doing very well in math. His parents had tried everything-- tutors, flash cards, "Hooked on Math," special learning centers-- in short, everything they could think of.  They decided to put him in a Catholic school.
   After the first day Johnny came home with a serious look,  and without a kiss or hello he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread about his room and  Johnny immersed himself in his studies. His amazed mother called him down for dinner, and when he finished eating he marched back to his room without as much as a word. This went on day after day. His mother was very eager to find the secret to his sudden interest in school and studying.
  Johnny brought home his report card one day. He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room and began to hit the books again. With great trepidation his mother looked at the report card. To her surprise Johnny had earned an "A" in math!
   She called for Johnny and asked, "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns that got you so interested in studying your math?"  Johnny looked at her and shook his head.

   "Well?" she asked, "Was it the new books, the discipline, the class structure, the uniforms? What? Tell me."
   "Well," he replied, "on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around."

                                               Never give up,  Never give in.