Michigan teacher is suspended after including photo of Barack Obama in a class about apes, monkeys and lemurs and asking pupils to spot the primate

Daily Mail ^ | 22 May 2022 | By Andrea Blanco

[11th_VA]

Roeper's High School in Birmingham suspended the Asian Pacific biology female after her failure to ban the classroom activity caused outrage

The teacher at the $30,000-a-year school said she downloaded the worksheet from Duke University's website and inadvertently handed it out

The activity asked 30 students to spot the primate. Among the pictures displayed were apes, monkeys, lemurs and a photo of the 44th POTUS

The worksheet was created by undergrad graduates at Duke in 2010, just a year into Obama's presidency, and has since been removed from the website

[Zenjitsuman]

I want to see Obama’s grades we were promissed
and he has hidden. You can’t make a monkey out
of him, just make the schools release his grades.

[hanamizu]

I’m still trying to figure that one out. “Asian Pacific biology female”

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Me too. Does she teach Asian-Pacific biology? That’s pretty specialized for high school students.

[ronniesgal]

should have used a pic of Michelle instead.

[ronniesgal]

YES!!!! that pic is perfect.

[laweeks]

photo of Barack Obama in a class about apes, monkeys and lemurs and asking pupils to spot the primate

Should have been asking if anyone could tell the difference.

[laweeks]

photo of Barack Obama in a class about apes, monkeys and lemurs and asking pupils to spot the primate

Should have been asking if anyone could tell the difference.

[arthurus]

Barack Hussein is a primate. So are you. So am I.

[seowulf]

But it was ok to compare GW Bush to a monkey all the time.

It was hilarious back then.

In truth, I can see similarities between monkeys and both Bush and Obama.

I've always wanted to know who the organ grinder is though.

[DIRTYSECRET]

People shouldn’t go there.

[for-q-clinton]

I agree funny then and funny now for both of them, but you’re only allowed to make fun of white people.

[doorgunner69]

Should have asked to spot the Kenyan.

[BwanaNdege]

According to evolutionary biologists, they are ALL Primates.

Barack, George Wallace, Marilyn Monroe....

[Sicon]

[Morgana]

That is not a primate that is a cryptid. Michelle is a Sasquatch.

[moovova]

Had to look cryptid up...you’re right!

[firebrand]

Since monkeys and apes are both primates, I’m wondering seriously about this teacher’s qualifications for the job.

[maddog55]

Would have been ok if it was during drag queen reading class.

[BiteYourSelf]

Humans are primates.
But I’m not sure Obama is human.🤔

[BiteYourSelf]

Yah beat me to it.😏

[bgill]

The worksheet was created by undergrad graduates at Duke in 2010

While it may have been instructive, this is what your parents are putting their life savings into.

The teacher maybe knew she wanted out of teaching in today's environment and knew she'd get unemployment if she was fired.