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Re:How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generat... by nimble on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @03:41PM (#6555818)
> The top score in Juárez Correa’s class was 921. [...] The top score in the entire country was also 921.

> Ten got math scores that placed them in the 99.99th percentile.

These facts are fishy. These standardized tests are usually pretty easy and have a high number of perfect scores.

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Re:How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generat... by dataminer on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @03:48PM (#6555856)
Before they were failing these easy tests, these numbers show a marked improvement.
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