Poor Elijah didn't mind until the 15th hole. Darnley's last throw had landed him closest to the pin, so he actually putted out first. Poor Elijah explained that he couldn't claim the dollar because he hadn't been playing real golf. If I'd known, I would've played by regular rules. There's a lot of talk today about higher standards in education, but opinions vary widely as to what these standards should be.
Some experts prescribe calculus for every high school student.
Poor Elijah would be happy if graduates could write a cogent paragraph, operate with fractions when they're solving problems, and grasp enough of their history and their world to work successfully and vote intelligently. Hopefully, many would exceed these expectations. Hopefully, those who do won't need remedial English in college. In an attempt to determine if their standards are met, and to prove that diplomas mean something, many states are adopting statewide tests. Unfortunately, most of these tests keep running into problems.