Posted on 11/08/2015 3:53:34 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Eighth-grade students in southwest Florida were asked about prostitutes, pimps and sex abuse on a take-home math test.
They were word problems on an algebra test at Lexington Middle School - and parents are outraged.
The set-up for the questions is the life of the writer Maya Angelou. The questions highlighted parts of Angelou's life that are not only inappropriate for young teenagers, but equally inappropriate in a math class. The questions were sent home with almost 100 honor students.
One of the questions said, "Trying to support her son as a single mother, she (Angelou) worked as a pimp, prostitute, and ______.â€
Parents said their students are not even studying Angelou.
"I'm kind of concerned now. What's going on in schools?" asked Miller.
The school district issued an apology to the parents and students said it would not happen again. The worksheet came from an external teacher resource website, which is a common tool used by the district, however, it was not vetted carefully by the teacher.
As for the co-mingling of math and language arts, the district said this has been done for years to help with reading comprehension.
One mother told Fox4Now that she was shocked when she saw the homework. "I read it and just thought, 'what in the world?' this is so inappropriate for a 13 year-old 8th grader."
A school spokeswoman said the teacher got the homework from an "external teacher resource site."
"The worksheet in question was utilized by Algebra I Honors classes and was chosen by a veteran teacher for its alignment with Florida Standards. While Maya Angelou is a well-known American Author and the facts of the worksheet are historically accurate, the Principal believes they were inappropriate for some students. She has delivered a ParentLink message to 91 homes "sincerely apologizing" for the use of the material and met with the teachers that utilized the worksheet."
The district also says the principal met with teachers and encourages any parents involved who may have any questions to call the school.
Teaching Math In 1950:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1960:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1970:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
Teaching Math In 1980:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
Teaching Math In 2010:
A logger cuts down some beautiful forest trees because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living?
This is a true verified here:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/30459151/lee-co-teacher-issues-inappropriate-homework-assignment#.Vj_qzb9-bYg
This is true verified here:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/30459151/lee-co-teacher-issues-inappropriate-homework-assignment#.Vj_qzb9-bYg
News Report video verification:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IsnyBZEjyM&feature=youtu.be
Don’t these idiots know that pimps are men and women are Madams?!
Wow, you’re right. It is for real. But it did look just like the sort of thing that gets sent around via e-mail. My oldest brother sends me stuff like that all the time, believing each time that the story is legit, until I prove to him that it isn’t. Yet he never learns. :)
“The school district issued an apology to the parents and students said it would not happen again. The worksheet came from an external teacher resource website, which is a common tool used by the district”
Oh, heck. A Parentlink message. All is well.
But this isn’t even that. All you have to do is figure out the word that fills in the blank and then it gives you the answer! They are not even math problems!
Well, they wanted to do away with “White Bias” on the tests, well, there you go.
Not everyone can afford to pull their kids out. We need to expose this and fight against it for the sake of all kids.
Even the kids pulled out will grow up with the kids exposed to this.
GMTA
She’s not that talented and her deep thoughts seemed pretty shallow to me. Why celebrate her literary achievements?
Perfect. You had to make zero assumptions. A+
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Good Point. Just read the liberal tripe, and you don't need to learn math.
Looks phony - Photoshopped.
Not true. Any of the word answers could possibly be true. But only one set of corresponding (x, y) values would work in the equations.
I can see comingling language arts and math - but not this way.
On the PSAT/SAT/GRE verbal, the choices are usually choosing among different adverbs. “Because of/In spite of, etc.”
However, whether Maya Angelou was a bookie, night club dancer, or drug dealer makes equal grammatical sense.
I’m not sure that there is any historical importance either.
Now the danger here is that the “language arts” question is too much of a hint, and the kid doesn’t bother to learn how to solve the math problem.
Whoops!! Wrong again! ANY answer would work!
It looks like one of those programs where you can generate your own text onto some existing image such as a newspaper headline.
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