Fifteen years in the classroom can make a guy crazy. All those numbers -1200 on the SATs, 4.0 GPA, yeah, yeah, yeah. 65% is passing. 70% is rather mediocre, but it is a C. 80% earns a B. 90%? Well that is an A. Somewhere we decided that 85% represents mastery. That point when a kid can take topic; turn it inside out and can explain to someone else how they … [Read more...] about When 50% or thereabouts will get the job done
Duke Blue Devils
Duke finds other edge of sword not to their liking
By Paul Gotham 5 + 5 +27 = 73 – 67. How’s that for new math. For Duke that equation is all too bitter as the Blue Devils faltered in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year losing to West Virginia 73-67. The sword that Duke so gallantly used throughout the season ultimately turned on them in the end. Duke entered the ’08 tournament 12th in … [Read more...] about Duke finds other edge of sword not to their liking
Now That’s A Statement Game!
I don't care that it is the end of January. I don't care that Maryland was .500 in the ACC. I don't care that Maryland is unranked. Duke's victory last night over the Terrapins, 93-84, was a statement game. Down nine at half, on the road, and the Terrapins clicking on all cylinders the Blue Devils stepped up and took the game away. Within ten minutes the nine point deficit … [Read more...] about Now That’s A Statement Game!