Great-Granddaughter of 'Hidden Figures' Katherine Johnson Earns Perfect Math Score

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Thanks for posting.

While I am not remotely in the same league as these two women, I can say this. I went to college on and off for many years, mostly taking liberal arts/sociology/history those kinds of classes. I loved them, and I did well in them. Then I took a math class. OMFG! There was a right answer and a way to get to that right answer! I felt as if I'd been lied to for years, which certainly wasn't the case but it felt like that.

Here's another story about scores on tests. Names have been changed, I'll say that up front.

When my son, Roderick, was in 9th grade, he took biology and then took the biology SAT II in that subject. When the scores came in, he had a 770. I told him he needed to call Mrs. Overton, his biology teacher and tell her thank you. Yes, he'd worked hard and done well on the test, but she'd also taught him a lot. So he did make that phone call.

The next year he took chemistry, took the chemistry SAT II test and got a 780. When the score came in, I told him he needed to call Mr. Bakersfield, his chemistry teacher and tell him thank you. He did.

Junior year he took physics. Took the physics SAT II. Got an 800. He said, "Oh. There was one question I wasn't sure of. I guess I got it right."