I--just to make the math easy, because, heck, I'm a journalist.
So that puts the bottom at -- I can do that math quicker than I can the other -- 15, 000 for the bottom end of that.
Think about -- I wasn't a math major, but I just want -- (laughter) -- if you're using 20, you've only got 2, that means you got to bring in the rest from someplace else.
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My question is this -- and I'm speaking on behalf of all of us math teachers up here -- when you were a freshman in high school specifically, did you have math homework every night?
Most were just lyrics penned on loose-leaf paper while I was bored in math class.
That's the most important thing we can do. (Applause.) That means helping our schools hire and reward the best teachers -- and you've got some great teachers here. (Applause.) That means stepping up our focus on math and science -- something I tell Malia and Sasha every day. (Applause.) You're solid on math?
And the law focuses on measuring how students are doing in reading and math, which I think most people at - want schools to do much more than that for students.
"I want to train the next-generation leaders of China in math, " he says.
And now, I want you to pay attention here -- we're going to do a little math.
"I've got one guy--he was number one in the country in both math and physics in the same year, " Simonyi brags.
So I need you to help me recruit 100, 000 new math and science teachers, improve early-childhood education, give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills at the community college that will lead directly to a job.
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So, New Hampshire, I need you to help me recruit 100, 000 math and science teachers, and improve early-childhood education, and give 2 million workers the skills they need at community colleges, and help colleges and universities cut tuition growth in half over the next 10 years.
When I graduated "Top Girl" in my class, I received awards in all manner of sports, academics and arts--and a very average mark in math.
At Yale, a lot of the courses I took involved complex math and public policy (many of my classmates from Yale went onto careers in non-profit organizations).
So I want to make sure that we're helping school districts hire and retain the best teachers -- especially in math and science.
"I started talking about 21st century skills and wanting to prepare our kids in math and science, especially our low-income and ethnic minority students, " Ursetta said.
While I was governor, I was proud that our fourth-graders came out number one of all 50 states in English and then also in math, and our eighth-graders number one in English and also in math.
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