>> it's musical math, and this is one of two music-and-math exhibits we have in the museum. there are a lot of relationships between math and music. >> next is number three. the math square is a colorful way to show relationships. for example, here it's drawing a border around each kid to literally prove a point. >> that border shows all the points on this square that are closer to them than to any other person on the square. so, you might have a very big portion if there's nobody near you, or if there's lots of people standing around, you'll all get very small portions. >> okay. well, do you mind if i try it out? >> not at all -- let's step right on. you've got a very big region. i've got a smaller region because i'm sharing with this young man. >> next on our must-see list is a high-tech sculpture competition. the first step is designing an image on the computer. >> the best part about this is not only is she creating something beautiful, but we can then print those on our 3-d printer. >> not every design gets printed. visitors vote for their favorites. the images receivin

rather than formula math. and into she'll go over the definitions of vocabulary words the students copy this down with a picture on the bottom, maybe two similar triangles to look at scale, and then they're sent to do their work. >> so then a curriculum problem as much as anything, and the way it was adopted. we have a shot of one of the payments from your daughter -- pages from your daughter's book. some of it is -- well, it's very difficult to understand. i think -- i don't want to put words in your mouth but sounds like we all agree there should be standards and they should be high. but they should be developed carefully, and then the curriculum has largely been the problem in how to get to those standards, although, my argument has long been that common core didn't tell you how to get there, just said you ought to be able to hit the high standard. sounds like there's issues with the standards, making sure they have been developed and road-tested. one thing i would agree, ought to be tested in a few states,

it's more word math than formula math.ill go over the definition of a vo cab lar word, they will copy it down, and they will look at it, and then they do their problems. >> so it's more of a curriculum problem. i think we have a shot of one of the pages from your daughter's book. some of it is -- well, it's very difficult to understand. i don't want to put words in your mouth, but it sounds like we all agree there should be standards and they should be high, but they should be developed carefully and the curriculum has largely been the problem in how to get to those standards. my argument has long been that common core didn't tell you how to get there, just that you should be able to hit the high standards. it sounds like there are issues, making sure they're developed and rode tested. they ought to be tested in a few states, see how they work, and then add them to the other states. >> yeah, and also i think we have to pull back a little on the testing, too. that was a real problem in new york. and teachers were very uncom

beth sent out a snarky tweet saying we should have made math videos. this is brilliant stuff and they have conversations that make you want to participate and have an opinion about the art. we did a not-for-profit merger, which essentially we gave them jobs. >> you're a grad student and a user of khan academy. you have a question for sal. >> yes. hi, sal. i am a graduate student and i've found your videos to be very helpful in some courses. my question is have teachers become a luxury? also, how has khan academy changed education in underprivileged areas around the world, and how can you translate your unique educating style personality into another language? >> yes. on the first question, i mean, you know, my point of view is that actually in a -- if a student has nothing. if they don't have access to a school and are in a village in the world, hopefully khan academy can raise the floor. in my mind it increases the importance of a teacher. in a traditional model if a teacher is giving a lecture, how far does that connect with the student? now the mode

on each of reading maths and science maths. the main focus of this one time. what's different is that those countries are stopping to preach a hand mirror is likened to thirty nine the last thing we did this he could see north america a year the australasian represented in the school. lincoln country's nine. since none of it all came and my mom thinks that coming from asian countries. time to see the elderly success stories and having great success and baltic countries over sixty five the chesapeake and made some improvement in need of reading maths and science and we see his improvement the toll for the shanghai is in singapore who go on film you can integrate that we've seen countries like poland and germany who going from idiotic cryptic and nine countries like poland actually nice to go on from there the end of it i think it through to the crit so we're seeing improvement across the keys. and i love trains is. normally i really can use all of its proponents of systems will selecting it equal education systems up so does the monster with social doctrine you

for wusa9. >>> baltimore's 4th and eighth graders are near the bottom for math. and the reading scores are among the highest for the urban school. >>> we have a message of hope now for the cancer survivors, all campus survivors and their families. dr. ted miller is an on congress at the hospital. his wife is a cancer survivor. and we are glad to have you here, dr. miller. you're a co-survivor. that's how they talk about them supporting the ones with cancer. but you are also considered an expert in all aspects of the survivorship. what's the method of the hope that you have for those of you for cancer? >> and you know that it is the only curable disease. that's the moment when they needed to show you the cancer. and that it is a shock. there is an army of people there to help you and it is a treatable and curable disease. hard work, but it's doable. i want to mention the word co- survivor and it's a great one. the cancer is a disease that affects everything. >> when you talk about survivorship and the diagnosis. that's when the first stage of the survivorship woul

it came out of conversation she was having trouble in math. i offered to tutor her. i worked with her every day after work. long store short, it worked out. she went from having trouble in math to getting caught up to getting ahead of the curve. i worked with her younger brothers, and then a couple of things happened. about two years go by, and word gets around in the family that free tutoring is going on. i found myself with about 10, 15 cousins and family and friends all over the country every day after work trying to work with. i started to write software for them to give them quiz questionses to see how they were doing. that was the first champion khan academy. in 2006 i was showing this to a friend, and by this point we moved out here to silicon valley. he said this is grael, sal. you're probably having trouble scaling up your tutor yals. make lessons has videos and put it on youtube. i told them youtube is for dogs on skateboards and cats playing piano and not for serious mathematics. i got over the idea and gave it a shot. long story short from the first few v

>> he is a great teacher. >> fill us in about the math, i was no a big math guy, so is it algebra, what is his day like. >> he teaches -- when he teaches math he teaches algebra, and he didn't teach it this year, but he is a great math teacher. now it isn't off a former nfl teacher turns to teaching, why in your mind has he been successful in this role? he connects with the kids they love the kids. >> what type of personality would you describe that he has in terms of the classroom? obviously it's a very different vibe than a football field. >> he is a very humble guy, when he is teaching he comes to live. he has a very large personality. >> you mentioned the weight room, you said that was something that he decided to fund, what was the pros is there? the process was he ordered and then told me after the fact. we had to get board approval, it was pretty funny. >> that's normally not the way it is done, correct? >> normally we go through rah process, and john wasn't used to it, so he ordered it before he even got the job. >> were you there when he was hired to teach. >> yes, i was. >> di

number five, this country has the most success in math.ience is a big winner for students in this country and hong kong and number two is singapore, 15-year-olds in singapore about the high scores in math, wow. and the number one country with the best test score is china. student here got number one in all three subjects with the biggest scored in math. and others making the top of the list included finland and canada and poland. so you can't have those anymore. later in the show, more coverage of obamacare. a flurry of lawsuits and actually answer the question how do you do that? we will tell you what to look for when you're getting ready to return presents this year. bedrest and that? we will help you take it back gerri: another record cybermonday. millions of americans log on to take advantage of free shipping and massive deals. sales were up nearly 21% in 2012. the spending surge came after a disappointing thanksgiving weekend. yesterday marked the highest five-day online sals period ever. and to top it all off, mobile devices accounte

a 15-year-old there jailed in math and were average for reading and science. france is above average in reading and writing but has reading and math, now in 20 fifth place. we leave you with that. you are watching "france 24." >> i am joined on the set by mrs. rush -- -- what is making headlines this morning? >> we start with syria and the question of bashar al-assad. i will go straight away the independent newspaper in the u.k.. bashar al-plicated assad in war crimes. you can see the piece there. the u.n. is keeping full lists of suspected war criminals. the evidence -- until the evidence is requested for an incredible -- four a credible investigation. more broadly on the situation seery, it is a story not being covered as much as usual compared to the events on the ground. when they go to this piece in "the washington post," each is saying that even if bashar al- assad is ousted, we will face a second syrian war. that is an affiliate of al qaeda called the islamic state of iraq and syria. the washington peace, the washington post is saying that his organizat

you're not just bad at math.ally powerful combination when you take that intensity on education and when you make it rigorous through highly supportive teachers and back it up. kids know if this is bogus or not. >> did it leave you depressed about america? >> no, actually. oddly i felt more optimistic when i came back than when i left. i feel like we have 45 states that have now adopted common core state standards. big fights still happening and still to come about that. those are more rigorous in math and reading which is much more aligned particularly in math with what these countries are doing. that's an obvious first step. not enough but exciting that it's even happening. in 45 states. that's a huge deal for america. and i think more and more people are starting to talk about the quality of our education colleges to get into education college in finland is like getting into m.i.t. in the united states. imagine what could follow if that were true here. you could make a case to pay teachers more and to give the

math was my favorite subject. i read science fiction when i was a pre-teen. i'll do the math end.l right. we've got to leave it there. it's good to have you on. thanks very much. >>> up next hill harper who's on the panel tonight, new paul walker the actor who tragically died in a car crash over the weekend worked together in a movie. hill's thoughts next. we'll be right back. hey wayne, quick question... did you try restarting it? no, not that. i was thinking about getting a tablet as a gift... verizon has tablets. they got a lot of them? accessing brain information... yes, they have a lot to choose from. did you really just... and now you can get $100 off any tablet. thanks, wayne. save like never before on any tablet at verizon now. get $100 off any tablet. plus trade in your old tablet for up to $150 or more. that's powerful. verizon. can you move your beverage away from the keyboard? it's making me anxious. sure thing. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male annou

number five, this country has the most success in math.nce is a big winner for students in this country and hong kong and number two is singapore, 15-year-olds in singapore about the high scores in math, wow. and the number one country with the best test score is china. student here got number one in all three subjects with the biggest scored in math. and others making the top of the list included finland and canada and poland. so you can't have those anymore. later in the show, more coverage of obamacare. a flurry of lawsuits and actually answer the question how do you do that? we will tell you what to look go return presents this year. bedrest and that? we will help you take it back hi honey, did you get e toaster cozy? yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. is tt nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards.

a popular math teacher is d.c.'s teacher of the year. the honor came as a surprise announcement at the two rivers charter middle school in northeast. we go live at the school. mark, tell us more about the teacher who won. >> barbara, i can tell you bill day is 33 years old and as you know, two rivers public charter is one of the highest performing schools in the district. no surprise they would have the teacher of the year working here. for this young teacher, this prestigious award and the prize money that comes with it comes at a very good time. >> he is math teacher william day. >> bill day has been teaching math for nine years. the past three years, here at two rivers charter middle school. >> he made math easier and sometimes he gave me hard problems, but times i wanted to give up. he helped me work through the times. >> during the assembly, students knew something was up approximate when the mayor walked in. >> you are probably saying what the heck are they doing here today? they didn't happen to be in the neighborhood. no, we didn

i didn't do the math. i figure it is pretty close. this new report by the department of health and human services says the state had the fewest enrollees in the nation nation -- enrollees? that sounds italian. i will have six enrollees. >> i would like a sausage enrollee please. >> the lack of succetaking in my to build and promote the exchange in all of the two states and despite out reach efforts like this music video here. >> ♪ i will sing for the place that my heart is called home ♪ ♪ where the salty air ♪ meets the cold mountain snow ♪ ♪ i am free to be happy and healthy and strong ♪ ♪ live long in oregon ♪ long live the oregon spirit ♪ ♪ long live the oregon way >> i am the closed caption guy and i hate that broad. that is sexist. i don't know about you, but that is pretty sexist. joanne, that is like they should have given a million bucks to 300 people. >> i would gladly taken that money. i could have paid a lot of hospital bills for my friends, for drug addicts, whatever. >> i like the way you think. which is very little. >> m

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. >> i feel like it's what i'm here to do. >> reporter: which one, the football or the math?both. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, well, the curve was sharp and the train was going way too fast. late today, federal investigators say that the commuter train was bolting down the track at 82 miles an hour as it approaches the 30 miles an hour zone in the bronx, new york, early yesterday. cars from the metro north train flew off the tracks and nearly into the harlem river. four people were killed. some were thrown from the train. 75 others were hurt and 11 of them critically injured. investigators are poring over the data from the trains black boxes to find out why this happened. we have a team of correspondents covering the story starting with jeff pegues at the crash scene. jeff? >> reporter: investigators were able to determine the speed of the train from the black box which is show the throttle was cut and the brakes were applied far too late. by the time the train reached the curve it was traveling nearly

. >> from maths class to grid iron, a math teacher returns to the n.f.l. to benefit his school back home. >> and an olympians dreams who may be just getting to the games. >> welcome back. from the classroom to the n.f.l., former dallas cowboys quarterback don kiddner is back in uniform, as a back up as the team prepares for the game against the eagles. since returning from football in 2011 john kiddner has been a maths teacher at lincoln high school. he says he's going donate his paycheck $53,000, to lincoln high, where he serves as a football coach. >> the 41-year-old kiddner was brought in as a back up after tony roma suffered a herniated disc. the winner against the eagles moves on to the play-offs. he's never won a medal and probably never will. but peruvian skier is set to make olympic history. he was one of the first athletes to represent peru at the winter games. in a shaw weeks he will head to socchi. >> on perfect snow be neath the skies on british columbia, a solo skier trains. >> skiing and being in contact with nature, you are at your own pace

you mentioned earlier that we are lagging in math and science. at least every school in america does teach math and teach science. only one in 10 schools teach computer science. ask yourself, if the point of education is to prepare kids for life and the 21st century tom a shouldn't we teach kids some computer science?century, shouldn't we teach kids some computer science? it is not being taught at our schools. we want to make it available to everybody. to prepare kids everywhere for the lives they will be living in the 21st century. >> is coding a foundational skill or vocational? will the lessons learned today by kids coding be applicable when it is different five or 20 years from now? >> i am glad you asked this. first of all, the word code is a final word we've chosen to name our organization. we are not talking about coding but computer science. computer science is a foundational skill. it is just as relevant to know how to dissect a frog as to dissect an app. maybe one out of the 20 kids goal is to work as a software engineer. everybody shou

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teenagers ranked below average in math and near average in reading and science. trailing behind countries like japan and china where students of the same age continue to maintain top scores. can this be fixed and what does this mean for businesses and america's competitiveness. here to discuss this, michelle, former chancellor of the public schools in washington d.c. and the ceo and founder of students first. michelle, we're happy to have you. you're such an education expert. let me start with the first question, can this be fixed? because just about every ceo tyler and i talk to are very worried about u.s. competitiveness and, you know, where will they get top talent in the workplace if our kids in school just aren't doing well? do you think? >> it can absolutely be fixed. i hear the same thing from business folks saying they can't find people in the applicant pool that have the skills and knowledge to fill mission critical jobs. that means there is a misalignment what we teach kids and what the workplace requires. it can be fixed but fist, make sure we have hig

we pr not leading international tests in math and science.ntly teaching the kids math and science we can discuss cursive. my favorite part of the story is some educators question whether cursive is necessary. some? we are in the age of technology. it is not. >> let me ask you a question. how do you sign your name if you can't write cursive? >> how do you write a check? >> an x. >> no you can't. i got a check sent back because i didn't write it out. >> you can squiggly line and no one checks. >> if you go by what is necsary nobody should learn anything. art is not necessary, but obviously everybody should be learning it. >> that's true. he blew your theory away. >> i can answer this question. we should go back to signet rings where you stamp things with their name. that's my answer to that. you don't have to sign a check. >> i love jewelry. i am all about that. >> i like cursive. i used to dot my i with a hood. >> like your klan buddies. >> swree to take a break. terrible. more stuff is on the way. i got a new book, probably haven't heard abou

students once again lagging in math, science, and reading. so how concerned should we be? there's a debate ahead. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. is tt nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> well, another mediocre showing for students in the program for national student assessments global education scores which ranked 15-year-olds from around the world in reading, science, and math. this year's results shows the u.s., once again, in the middle of the pact. we're back with dan henninger and kim strassel. how seriously should we take an international ranking like this? >> i think we should take it seriously. some people will say, look, we are in the m

we compare math and science, we might get worse scores but at least we're getting scores.n computer science, it is not even on the schedule. >> jeff, you made untold billions with your computer expertise, and well deserved. >> thank you. >> and you're at the center of this new revolution and so on, you have to somehow hook them in. is social media going to be a way to do that? is zuckerberg going to use facebook to embrace this very campaign you're running? >> i think every generation is using their mobile device every single day. and more and more they're not looks just to use it, but looking to make something out of it. and the idea of coding, whatever you want to see or do in the world you can actually do very, very quickly. it is a bit like learning a foreign language. it is even easier, you see immediate results and action. >> you see somebody if they're going to have to learn chinese or code, they're equally difficult. let's turn to this, your company, twitter, one of the big letters written. there is a big battle going on, the rights to privacy for the average ameri

students are ranked 21st out of 23 countries in math and science. seventeenth out of 19 in problem solving. >> it doesn't mean that everybody has to be a creator of technology but if we can move them up that continuum it's going to be a really powerful experience. >> a point not lost on the nine-year-old of denver. >> if they don't know math, you can't really do this at all. >> next year's olympiad is already booked. the students and their robots will be head to go beijing, china. >> 30 american students took part in the competition which also drew in kids from canada and mexico and saudi arabia. >> meteorologist: i'm meteorologist dave warren. we're still looking at warm temperatures across the united states but ice is still a problem in new england. it's set in the northern plains. not much happ happening on the r there, but this is where all the action is in the mid-atlantic states and new england. the rain falling in new hampshire and maine, it goes from 60 in new york down to 34 in boston. there is that cold air slowly trying to push out. the w

haven't sacrificed enough already because the politicians in washington just can't seem to find the math to work it out any other way? your thoughts.

>> we will fight it together. >> al jazeera america presents: do the math. >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. joining us now to talk about the american craft beer industry from spokane, washington, could you founder of no lie brew house. and port city brewing company, and stone brewing company. well, you guys and your market segment, greg cook, continue to grow at a time when the rest of the industry, if you'll excuse the pun, is flat. what's the problem? i keep hearing this almost under current of a narrative of loss. every time one of your compatriots sells out to a mega brewing giant, it's an ah shucks moment instead of a chest pumping,ify, high fiving moment. >> we're a passion-driven industry. the idea that we shouldn't expect more and we just want less, we're changing that notion to we deserve more and we deserve better. as compatriots fighting on the front line for great beer in this country when one of us decides to go to the other side of the line it is a disappointing loss sometimes. >> let's talk about that other side of the line, bill butcher, from what you'

if you fail at something, it's not because you are bad at math or dumb. this combination of elevating the prestige, plus a meantalitying saying how hard you work. it's a powerful combination. we don't want to get too crazy. >> the u.s. was number one in the world for baby boomers. the u.s. is in 10th place. according to a study last year, maths, science and reading lag behind many countries. we were 14th. 17th in science, 25th in maths. is the issue that the american system has stag nated. that we haven't evolved enough. what did they do that we haven't? >> we stayed the same. other countries stayed around us. it's unusual to stay the same. other countries improved and got worse. there's all this movement over the world. one thing that you see in these places is that it's hard to get serious about education until you are up against it. all the countries at the top of the world, the education superstars, they had to double down and get serious or they were going to become economically irrelevant. >> many of those countries are smaller than the u.s. but the

according to the latest survey when it comes to major subjects like math, reading and signs, u.s.rs fall ray behind their counter parts in asia and europe. gregg palkot is live in london to tell us more about these results. >> reporter: the international report card for schools is out. it comes from the well-regarded oedd. while we don't get an f it feels like a c. our teenagers are 20th in the world in reading skills and a as for math, 28 other countries are ahead of our teenagers. here is what they have to say about our results. >> at the end of the day quality of outcome and quality of education can never exceed the quality of instruction. >> reporter: we have had a statement from the education secretary. he calls it a picture of stagnation. while things have not gotten worse. our rankings have split because others have gotten better'. chinese cities like beijing and hong kong lead the way. in a heating unglobal economy strong numbers. martha: we are spending more money, we have more technology being put into education than ever before so we are doing something wrong and we nee

this is why you remind boys or girls that they are boys or girls before a math test. the boys to the same and the girls do worse. if you tell the same girls before a math test girls do really well on this test they do better. our stereotypes of boys are that they are better at math and science so girls underperform. we think more boys are computer scientists. i put my son seven years old last summer and i.t. tech camp at stanford. the children -- the parents are making the decisions. 35 lawyers in five girls. of those five girls i put to the men. it was my niece and her friend. [laughter] let's wake up parents. our generation my age are putting their boys in computer science camp at seven or not they're girls. that is a stereotype because those boys are being told they are better and they will be better because they went to the computer science camp. we don't describe leadership qualities to lead and so when a man leaves his natural and when a woman leads it's not. if you're a man here please raise your hand if anyone has ever told you are too aggressive at work. ther

they scored 481 in math and shanghai china scored of 18. 618 the shashanghai students are ahead f u.sents by two years. we have a loc a long way to go. the only way to improve is to invest is a in education. and these things coupled together are going to move us in the right direction. >> most participating countries improved their performage perfoe united states fell flat. it's confusing to 19-year-old jenny jung. >> i don't get how like the americans can score solo in a national test. >> the high school senior attended six years in the united states and most of her education occurred in korea. a country that ranked in the top six. many students in korea used special t tutors outside of school. >> i learned better here not in korea because they expect you to know everything if you don't have a tutor you don't have the idea but here because you don't have that it's a starting point. >> what do you think should changes in the united states if you could improve if test scores. >> if we could raise the competitiveness and the high confidence we have it would be a great sinne sinner si ef

not that you're abd at math or dumb or whatever. this routine of elevating the prestige of academics and plus the mentality of it's how hard you work, as opposed to innate skill, something we could learn from although we obviously don't want to get too crazy and be exactly like the korean model. >> a different story for children, the u.s. is in 10th place when it comes to graduation among americans between 25 and 34. according the a study, americans lacking in math science and reading, we were 14th in reading, we were 17th in science, 25th in math, is the issue that the american system mass stagnated, that it's fallen off, that we just haven't evolved enough and the other people have gotten better and if so what did they do that we haven't? >> we basically have stayed the same and other countries have changed around us. it is pretty unusual to stay the same but we have. other countries have dramatically improved, in some cases gotten worse. there is all this movement all around the world. and one thing you see is it's hard to get se

math and science, it gets worse every year. many worry it could affect america's economic edge.l jazeera's jim hooley reports. >> turning this football field size facility into a competition. >> putting their machines through the maneuvers in 16 different categories. >> two, one. >> lobster like robots can grab and go. there's an agriculture competition for designs to save money and water on the farm. >> there's six trees on the robot, when it gets out it will dump onto the tray to feed the cows. >> sometimes it works out some doesn't. this won't stop these budding geniuses. some are in high school, some are only in elementary. >> randy is executive director of amar robotics. >> what happens here is it's the physical world, the physics of it, all the moving pieces and the parts and the math is a really powerful platform. >> this is called the biathalon competition. you'll see more proof that the american kids are falling hibd in the field -- behind in the field of technology. most have been doirmted by the asian -- dominated by the asian countries. >> where are they? i think the

want to express my concern of relaxing the requirements in math and world languages. i am glad to see that there is a sunset on this for two years, to see how it works, and i am very glad for that revision, to the plans but i still feel very strongly that math and language is really very important to all of our students, and i would like to explore ways to better support students, before they end up in continuation or county schools. so that these requirements will be less of an issue, finally i want to raise a point that i raised with the committee of the wholly don't like the ver badge of the option, you don't have a option one or two, you are assigned based on what category of student you fall into and so i would urge that can be changed to plan, one, 2, 3, 4, 5, because the students are on a plan based on whether they are, you know, the foster system or whether they are a foreign born. and so i just think that the option is very confusing and in our effort to make our work understandable to our families i would like to propose that change. >> are you proposing an

i was looking at piza sample test and oregon high school math test.igh school math question, certain valley has six snakes, they double in number every year. how many years will there be 96 snakes. that's just count wrong your fingers. a piza test by comparison says, hike up to the top of mount fuj six 18 kilometers, a man can go one and half kilometers an hour on the way up, three kilometers an hour on the way down. the park closes at 8:00 what hour in the morning does he have to leave to be back before the park closes. now, it's not multiple choice, there's a whole lot of mathematics. the oregon test was a multiple guess question. we simply don't ask enough of our kids. that's a huge -- >> john, let me ask you because all these things we're talking about you've reported on the program for many years. i mean, common core questions are things that go to a whole school of form generally, teacher accountability, evaluation, all kinds of things. where do you think we are more generally speaking now with the school reform movement. is it still going ahead