Not a natural disciplinarian, David would hold pupils' - and teachers' - attention with his storytelling sessions on Friday afternoons.
In February, the governor guided a bill through the state Senate that would hold back pupils who did badly in their subjects and could not pass the statewide standardised test.
It used to be a rare classroom that held a pupil with allergies or asthma.
Holding all pupils to the same high academic standard is one approach.
For grade 4 reading in 2009, not one state held its pupils to as high a standard (see map).
Two years in the making, the report is essentially a blueprint for holding educators, pupils and community leaders more responsible for producing a better learning environment.
By examining how science rejected these once held "theories", pupils may be equipped with an approach that will enable them to distinguish real science (evolution) from pseudoscience (creationism/intelligent design).
When other pupils hold up the lesson by misbehaving, Rochelle waits patiently, her brow creased, her eyes reflecting her eagerness to learn.
As the minutes counted down to whether or not Glasgow would win the right to hold the Commonwealth Games, pupils at St Mungo's Academy in Bridgeton welcomed a BBC reporter into their midst.
As a result many pupils hold gender stereotype attitudes towards a range of occupations, associating certain characteristics with a particular gender (for example, women are more caring, better at talking to people, etc.; men are stronger, fitter, and more technical and practical).
