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Georgia

groundloop

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1. Most news outlets haven't reported the entire story. Still, it's questionable judgement.

Reply to racaulk (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:29 AM

Jan 2012

Last edited Sun Jan 15, 2012, 06:09 PM - Edit history (1)

First off, my comments are in no way endorsing the math word problems which were used. I'm just pointing out part of the story which has been left out of most news reports.

Those students, as part of the social studies curriculum, were studying slavery in America. The teacher who wrote those word problems was incorporating what students were studying about slavery into the math lesson.

With that fact in mind, how do others here feel about this story?

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HuffPo: Slavery Examples Used In Georgia School Worksheet Upsets Parents [View all] racaulk Jan 2012 OP

Most news outlets haven't reported the entire story. Still, it's questionable judgement. groundloop Jan 2012 #1

completely twisted MACARD Jan 2012 #2