3rd Grader's Unusual Answer To Math Problem Makes Headlines And Earns An A+

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On Thursday May 24th, 2013, the third grade class at Columbus Elementary School in Oak Lawn, Illinois, was given a quiz to test their knowledge of multiplication by nines. Among them was nine-year old Maggie Ciara, a normally serious student, who as it turns out has a rather clever sense of humor.

The youngster jotted down the correct answers to all the questions except 9X9, where instead of 81, she put Hossa! Not only did this seem obviously wrong, but also, a little strange. While most teachers would have simply marked it incorrect and deducted a point from the final score, Maggie's teacher Christine Mech, was intrigued and instead circled the answer in red with the question - 'What is this'?

That's when the young girl explained that 81, the correct answer to the math problem, also happened to be the number on the jersey worn by Marian Hossa, the star player of her favorite Ice Hockey team, Chicago Blackhawks.

While some teachers would have deducted points extra points for 'cheekiness', Christine thought it was quite smart of Maggie to make the connection and decided to give her credit for the answer and an A+ on the test. Of course, the fact that the teacher herself is a Chicago Blackhawks fan did not hurt either!

Do you think your teacher would be as receptive if you did something similar on a test? Be sure to let us know, by adding your comments below.

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  • bob6
    bob6about 8 years
    this is so cool i would put down montana for joe montana.
    • jodeeisawesome
      jodeeisawesomeabout 8 years
      so weird!
      • kk2005
        kk2005over 8 years
        lol pretty sweet
        • hahahahahaover 8 years
          so cool and hillarious
          • pokemasterover 8 years
            SMRT what langauge is this people?!
            • Mikeover 8 years
              Neat.
              • Anonymousalmost 9 years
                LOL
                • jaidynalmost 9 years
                  Are you a good dacer i am a good racer and i am SMRT and Evey kid is SMRT and i no all of you are good
                  • thalia14almost 9 years
                    My teacher would probably do that, only if the connection made sense!
                    • b23almost 9 years
                      That is very funny