The Knight Life by Keith Knight for March 13, 2012
March 12, 2012
March 14, 2012
Transcript:
Jr: Mr. Halliburton!! I have a problem with question #3!! which one is that? "if a slave is beaten 3 times a day for a week, how many beatings did he receive?" Can you understand how someone might be offended? Did I misspell something?
palepink Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yes! Why are we assuming that a slave is male in this day and age?
Demonick almost 13 years ago
It is. Recently, there was a huge buzz over a suburban Atlanta elementary school teacher who has assigned story problems concerning slavery, terrorism, murder, and gory death. He was forced to resign.
Fibbermcgee Premium Member almost 13 years ago
From the Atlanta Voice: One of the questions on the math quiz asked: “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week? In two weeks?” Another question asked: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?”
akmarley almost 13 years ago
I could totally see that quiz as a “shock” sort of lesson. Slavery was real, what if the slave in the question was you or your family, then bring the lesson home. But apparently that’s not what the original quiz writers had in mind and that’s a problem.