A Chinese Boy Went to a Catholic School

Little Ha-Mo is the son of a famous accountant in Hong Kong. Like most other children he went to a public school. Unfortunately he was doing very poorly in math. His parents had tried everything.... computer math programs, private tutors, after-school learning centers.... Nothing worked.

Finally, his aunt suggested to his parents that little Ha-Mo should go to a private Catholic school. After the first day, little Ha-Mo came home with a very serious look on his face and went straight to his room and hit the books. At dinner time, he would gobble down his food and go back to study. Day after day, he would go straight to study without wasting a minute of his time. His mother couldn’t understand what made the difference.

Months went by. Finally, little Ha-Mo brought home his report card. He quietly laid it on the table and went straight to his room. With a degree of dread, his mother peeped at the report card. Lo and behold, little Ha-Mo got an ‘A’ in math! She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and said "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?" Little Ha-Mo shook his head. "Well, then," she continued "Was it the uniform, the discipline, the religious teaching?"

Little Ha-Mo looked at her and said "Well, on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around."