Oh big shock!
It’s all because of “word problems” that math gets dragged into racism and social injustice.
I see how pathetically my sons former math book tried slipping curious names into word problems. Obviously trying to include various races and ethnicities.
One of the things I hate about this “diversity” obsession, is that it is extremely SELF-CONSCIOUS and UPTIGHT.
These people are like little sycophants scared of their own shadows. They’re terrified of being labeled as racist, because they didn’t make sure to show a black person here in their art or use some bizarre name like Moha’Teqa.
FINE. Use barnyard animals or cartoon characers as word problem subjects.
“If it takes half a hen half an hour to lay half an egg, how long ‘s it take a rooster to lay a brass doorknob?”
THAT’LL put a bung in ‘em!