Little Johnny came home from school one afternoon looking unusually serious. His father noticed right away and asked what was wrong. Johnny sighed dramatically and said he had gotten an F in arithmetic. His father was shocked. Johnny wasn\u2019t a straight-A student, but failing math was unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally, his father asked why. Johnny explained that the teacher had asked a simple question in class: \u201cHow much is 2\u00d73?\u201d Johnny proudly answered, \u201c6.\u201d The teacher nodded and moved on. His father immediately said, \u201cWell, that\u2019s correct. So what\u2019s the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnny continued. He said the teacher then asked another question: \u201cHow much is 3\u00d72?\u201d Johnny told his father he answered \u201c6\u201d again, because it\u2019s the same thing. His father laughed and said, \u201cOf course it is. Multiplication works both ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnny shook his head and said that wasn\u2019t how the teacher saw it. She told him that he needed to pay attention and understand the order of the numbers. Johnny said he tried to explain that two times three and three times two both equal six, but she wasn\u2019t impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His father, now confused, asked what happened next. Johnny said the teacher gave him a zero for the question and wrote a note saying he was being \u201csmart\u201d instead of following instructions. Johnny looked up at his dad and said, \u201cI told her there\u2019s no difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The father couldn\u2019t help but laugh. \u201cAnd what did she say to that?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnny replied, \u201cShe said that\u2019s exactly why I failed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The father leaned back, shaking his head, realizing that sometimes being right isn\u2019t enough when the teacher wants a specific answer. Johnny shrugged and said, \u201cMath makes sense to me. People don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that was how Little Johnny learned his first real lesson in school \u2014 sometimes it\u2019s not about the answer, but how you\u2019re supposed to give it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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