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Tsiyu

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11. Ahhh Gwinnett

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 01:35 PM

Jan 2012

Where 30 years ago, they could have joined rapid transit and marta, but they were afraid minorities might taint their lily white county.

The minorities moved there anyway, and now they have the worst traffic in the state.

The teacher and school using these math "examples" are racist pigs, pure and simple.

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Norcross parents upset by slavery in school math worksheet [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

Wow, that's insane. MH1 Jan 2012 #1

Wow! That is disgusting. n/t Little Star Jan 2012 #2

It's Georgia. New books and worksheets are likely very dated...n/t monmouth Jan 2012 #3

I guess Georgia Mz Pip Jan 2012 #7

They need an update ... zbdent Jan 2012 #25

Is this an excuse???????????? lsewpershad Jan 2012 #14

I was being sarcastic. Well know how forward thinking Georgia is on education..LOL..n/t monmouth Jan 2012 #22

I live in North Georgia and I completely agree with the parents. RebelOne Jan 2012 #26

There was no other way to state that problem? treestar Jan 2012 #4

That's on purpose. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #5

I thought there was no way this could actually... tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #6

Dog Whistle Fail JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #8

How so? I'm interested in your take on this. n/t MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #10

Maybe stir up a little longing for the good old days? JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #19

Holy cow Broderick Jan 2012 #9

Ahhh Gwinnett Tsiyu Jan 2012 #11

Geez... Spazito Jan 2012 #12

How else are Klanbagger kids gonna get interested in math? n/t ingac70 Jan 2012 #13

That is beyond plain ordinary stupid. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #15

"If Frederick got two beatings a day..." alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #16

Tjere are people across this planet who would bring back slavery malaise Jan 2012 #17

7 and 14, respectively Neue Regel Jan 2012 #18

Amazing how blatent my2sense Jan 2012 #20

It was an attempt to reference what they are studying in history Yo_Mama Jan 2012 #21

that explanation is as crazy as the worksheet noiretextatique Jan 2012 #23

bullshit blueamy66 Jan 2012 #29

So appalling Generic Other Jan 2012 #24

Normalizing the brutality of slavery is not study but promotion. EFerrari Jan 2012 #30

Maybe they could also have them liberalhistorian Jan 2012 #33

parents upset over slavery lesson ripuree Jan 2012 #27

Now that is the way to do the math!! Generic Other Jan 2012 #31

The first example was pretty bad, but the second example? obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #28

well, at least they put a stop to this... renegade000 Jan 2012 #32