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Permian History
100
"In his first class of the day, correlated language arts, a class for students at least two years below their grade level in English, [he] spent the period working on a short paper that he called "The Wonderful Life of Zebras" (150)
Who is Boobie Miles?
100
This would happen to a female at Permian who showed any sort of intelligence
What would make a female at Permian be seen as an outcast?
100
This was "Boobie's favorite class of the day" (151)
What is Biology?
100
Acting dumbed down in front of the guys at Permian
What are the females at Permian suppose to behave like in front of the boys to get their attention?
100
This is what the football coach " got the free use of each year" (147)
What is a new Taurus Sedan?
200
A Permian football player who's "...class rank was in the top third but because of football, [he] wanted as little challenge as possible his senior year" (142)
Who is Jerrod McDougal?
200
This is how Don felt about school
What is not feeling very motivated about school?
200
"A course that the average college-bound student took in ninth grade and some in eighth" (150)
What is Algebra I?
200
The football players get more special treatment compared to how much the other students.
What is the difference between the school and football players compared to the school and other students?
200
This is what Hugh Hayes wanted to do when he became the schools new superintendent.
What is "work to boost academic performance in Odessa"? (148)
300
Number 85 on the football team and " ranked number one in his class at Permian" , this player dispels the stereotype of a "dumb jock" and "move[s] effortlessly between the world of the football and the academic elite" (1430
Who is Brain Chavez?
300
This is a conflict that has risen in the educational system at Permian high school over time.
What are falling SAT scores?
300
"[When] asked what the purpose of school was at Permian Don had a simple answer" (142)
What is socializing?
300
This is what girls did because they wanted to become popular
Why did the girls at Permian want to be pepettes?
300
This is the department that gets more spending money than the English department.
What is the football department?
400
"[He] of course, was a football player, which gave him special status among his peers regardless of how he performed in class" and "He was becoming something of a food science scholar" (134)
Who is Don Billingsly?
400
These are some of the educational drawbacks that Boobie had compared to the other students in his grade
What was being put in lower level classes for Boobie Miles?
400
This is the length that Don thinks classes should be
What is 15 minutes?
400
Girls at Johsnton high school are more intelligent and its not frowned upon for a girl to be intelligent HELP
What is the difference between females at Permian high school compared Johnston high school?
400
This is what Permian high school lacks of
What is doing well academically?
500
This English teacher compared the funding for the football program to the English department at Permian high school (146)
Who is LaRue Moore?
500
This is how pepettes are expected to act compared to the football players
What is not showing any sign on intelligence or risking social persecution?
500
This is the class that spent "the period learning how to feel comfortable in front of a television camera"
What is Photography?
500
This is what the SAT score did in the 80's compared to the scores in the 60's
What dropped sharply at Permian between the 60's and the 80's?
500
This explains the saying "where your treasure is, that's where your heart is also"
What is paying the football coach more money than other teachers?
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