Parents Outraged Over Math Test

[arwalden]

In the past, I've received this joke 'test' by way of e-mail more than once. Usually it's from the same folks who like to distribute the freeper garbage, or racist crap, etc.

-- Allen*

* ever so PROUD to be an Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland resident. (Ugh!)

http://www.nbc4.com/news/3769181/detail.html

Parents Outraged Over School Math Test
School System Apologizes To Parents

POSTED: 8:37 am EDT September 29, 2004

OXON HILL, Md. -- The school system in Prince George's County is apologizing to parents after a teacher gave students a math test filled with inappropriate questions.

School administrators confirmed that a 10th-grade geometry teacher at Oxon Hill High School administered the test.

Officials said the test contained phrases like "Jose has two ounces of cocaine," "Willie gets $200 for a stolen BMW," and "Raul gets six years for murder."

A parent told News4 that her 14-year-old said the teacher also explained the meaning of terms like "cutting" drugs and told them what a .357 Magnum is.



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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Phony%20Test

Teacher investigated for phony test

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OXON HILL, Md. -- School officials in a Washington, D.C., suburb have a lot of questions about a phony test given to some high school students.

Prince George's County school officials are apologizing to parents for the test that included questions about drugs, crime and weapons.

Officials say a tenth-grade geometry teacher at Oxon Hill High School administered what is being called a "fake math proficiency test." It contained math word problems beginning with phrases like "Jose has two ounces of cocaine," "Willie gets $200 for a stolen BMW," and "Raul gets six years for murder."

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[da_chimperor]

1. I find this to be terribly amusing

It's definitely inappropriate, but I can't stop myself from smiling.:D

[arwalden]

2. Here's A Link To The Test

City of New York High School Math Proficiency Exam
http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/24809.html

The City of Los Angeles High School Math Proficiency Exam
http://www.lotsofjokes.com/cat_150.htm

[KurtNYC]

3. I would be outraged too

A stolen BMW is worth way more than $200 -- what are they teaching these kids??? ;-)

[quisp]

4. it reminds of a story I saw on the Onion...

about how inner city kids were not picking up the metric system at all except in the area of volume and weight measurements; they all knew how to convert grams to kilos, etc. pretty funny.

But if my kids were getting taught about "cutting drugs" at schools I would definately be pissed

[Burma Jones]

5. Pure PG County..........

We here in Montgomery are endlessly amused............

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

please add this article to the previous thread...thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=872612