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.
This is logical. As the government school system is raising kids to be the future pimps, prostitutes, and bookies of America, then of course they should discuss it in class materials.
Those who want their children to accomplish more in life should pull their kids out of the government schools.
I goofed yet again!! Too busy watching football and doing other things. I didn’t read so far to see that the questions referred to Maya Angelou! So you both were right that it’s not even a math test, but rather a quiz on things in her life. And so only one word answer would work, while any of the (x,y) values would work.
OK, back to Dallas vs Philly!
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“One of the questions said, “Trying to support her son as a single mother, she (Angelou) worked as a pimp, prostitute, and ______.”
Parents said their students are not even studying Angelou.
What about those left behind? Charity. If the parents want their children to do better, they’ll pull them out. Most private schools offer some form of financial aid.
The sad truth though is that most parents who put their kids in government schools don’t give a damn, or agree with what is happening. The ignorance argument in these days of email, internet news, etc. is a load of crap. The parents are accepting welfare in the form of childcare services and so long as the AFDP* continues, the government schools can do whatever they please.
*Aid to Families with Dependent Parents
Of course they needed new questions. Everyone knows the answers to the Detroit Math Test. http://www.joe-ks.com/archives/Detroit_High_School.htm
For Lurline’s sakes, why do parents allow this crap??? If I had children, they sure as heck wouldn’t be in public school.
I love this.
Typical Obama people... they don't vet anything or anybody.
In any case, I looked at the math problem here again (~2 years later) and realized it actually IS a math problem in the sense that the student is apparently being asked to find on an x-y graph the point of intersection between two linear equations. Both of the equations can be expressed in the y = x format (a straight line on a graph).
Unless facts pertaining to Maya Angelou's personal life were common knowledge then?
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