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After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete. Get Answer!

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The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.

Did you Know?

Black students at grade 4 in Boston and Charlotte had higher scores on the 2009 NAEP science assessment than Black students nationally. (more info)

The Word of the Day

potlatch -(n.).A ceremonial feast among certain American Indian peoples of the Northwest Pacific coast in which the host distributes gifts according to each guest's rank or status.

The Quote of the Day

"He is to be educated because he is a man, and not because he is to make shoes, nails, and pins."- William Ellery Channing

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Data Snapshot

15-year-olds reading literacy: 2009 U.S. average score: 500 OECD average score: 493" style="border: 0px solid #333333; margin: 0 0 6px 0;"> PISA (International) 2009 Assessment 15-year-olds reading literacy: 2009 U.S. average score: 500 OECD average score: 493