Paul V Buckley

Boston/DC sports fan. Gonzaga/Holy Cross/Math/AP STATS/Musical theater Catholic Christian- but the good kind. the kind that actually cares for people.

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Happy 420 Day.

As always, we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of when Gail & Dale sang "One Toke Over the Line,” on Lawrence Welk.

Neither knew what the song was about. Welk thought the song was a “modern spiritual.”

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@astraiaintel .

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@KellyAuCoin77 We need another show like that

[Trevor Packer @AP_Trevor]

The 2025 AP Precalculus Exam scores:
5: 28%; 4: 26%; 3: 27%; 2: 11%; 1: 8%

The common-item equating psychometricians use to gauge changes in student mastery year over year found that this year’s AP Precalculus students had higher content mastery than last year’s, resulting in an overall increase of ~3% in students scoring a 5, part of an overall 5% increase in scores of 3+. AP Precalculus grew more significantly than any AP subject this year, with ~70,000 more students participating than in 2024. An increased volume in participation and higher content mastery means more students are accessing higher level math and are positioning themselves for future success. In part, these impressive scores reflect the far larger number of instructional hours that precalculus courses typically provide high school students, in contrast to the hours provided such students in college, where this is generally a one-semester class. Many of these excellent students will enter colleges and majors that consider precalculus “advanced math” and will thus allow this AP credit to fulfill their college math requirement; for others who attend colleges or enroll in majors that require calculus, it’s great to see this strong preparation for further advanced mathematics.

AP Precalculus Multiple-Choice Questions:

Overall, students performed well across most function types. General Functions (non-analytical) stood out, with 53% of students earning all or most of the available points on these questions.

In contrast, Trigonometric and Polar Functions proved most challenging: 20% of students earned all or most of the available points on these questions. This is a good instructional focus next year.

AP Precalculus Free-Response Questions:
https://t.co/R29IFEEUUX

Students performed best on Question 1 (Function Concepts), whereas Question 3 (Modeling a Periodic Context) was the single best question on this year’s exam, psychometrically, since it had the best mix of difficulty levels across the 6 points available. Students who can earn just 1 point are typically receiving an AP 1 overall; students who can earn 2 points are typically receiving an AP 2, overall, and students earning 5-6 points are typically receiving an AP 5, overall.

Question 4 (Symbolic Manipulations) was the most difficult, and served to differentiate the 3s, 4s, and 5s, as starting this question requires an understanding of algebraic manipulation that is beyond the proficiency of students who receive 1s and 2s. Students able to begin this question successfully are generally receiving an AP 3, and those able to earn multiple points on it receive 4s and 5s.

All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: https://t.co/6q1magxIfr

[NHL @NHL]

"There are a few things Ovechkin hasn't done, not many, but he's never scored an overtime game-winning goal in the playoffs." 🤷‍♂️

Literally 10 seconds later...

Sean McDonough spoke it into existence. #StanleyCup

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@WhiteHouse @nytimes @ChrisVanHollen Seriously WTF is wrong with you @WhiteHouse

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy.

That's the list.

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@SCNext 75 feet of that covered in four dribbles? Uh-huh.

[MaxPreps @MaxPreps]

Nykolas Lewis (@nyklewis) named 2024-25 District of Columbia MaxPreps High School Basketball Player of the Year 🏀🔥

Full story ⬇️
https://t.co/aNFmMIYDCx

[Sports Illustrated @SInow]

Howard freshman Blake Harper blossomed into one of the brightest young players in the sport, and now the Bison face an all-out effort to keep him at the place that helped unlock his talents https://t.co/w8W2br3mKl

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

French senator perfectly describes the Trump situation.

[Capitol Hoops @CapitolHoops]

WCAC All-League Teams Announced

POY - Derek Dixon (Gonzaga) @DerekDixon03
COY - Steve Turner (Gonzaga) @GonzagaHoops

First Team
Derek Dixon (Gonzaga)
Jordan Smith Jr. (PVI) @sm23itty
Omari Witherspoon (SJC) @mar1Witherspoon
Nyk Lewis (Gonzaga) @nyklewis
Christian Gurdak (Gonzaga) @ChristianGurdak
Darius Bivins (O'Connell) @Dariusbivins26
Ace Meeks (DeMatha) @AshtonMeeks03
Qayden Samuels (McNamara) @imqaydensamuels

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@_MLFootball “Violently slammed into the ground “?? Are you kidding me???

[Capitol Hoops @CapitolHoops]

Devin Dinkins is a bad man.

Huge off-season get for Tim Brooks and @JaspersMBB

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@ThomasReeseSJ @GonzagaGoodNews Enjoy the quiet

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@HayleyMilon 5 in Bowie so far

[Les Schwab Invitational @LSInvitational]

🚨@GonzagaSports defeats @OwyheeMensBB 81-72 in the quarterfinals of the LSI!
#LSI28

[Les Schwab Invitational @LSInvitational]

🚨@GonzagaSports defeats @Pacer_Hoops 68-36 in the first round of the LSI!

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@HayleyMilon @DCNewsNow the full feature - https://t.co/rVAOhbXtKb

and it's right on the way home too!

[Paul V Buckley @buckley_pv]

@anonyted8 Yes - she is embarrasing herself and her party