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Teacher JoAnne Bolser of Mobile, Alabama's public Cranford Burns Middle School was put on leave last week after administering a math test with word problems about pimps, hos, cocaine dealing, drive-by shootings, gangmembers who "knocked up" multiple girls, and other delightful subjects. The questions included:
"Tyrone knocked up 4 girls in the gang. There are 20 girls in his gang. What is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up?"
"Pedro got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If his common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per month, how much money will be left when he gets out?"
Dwayne pimps 3 ho's. If the price is $85 per trick, how many tricks per day must each ho turn to support Dwayne's $800 per day crack habit?
Kids in Bolser's class texted photos of the quiz to their parents, sparking an investigation.
"The principal looked into it and then our school resource officer investigated it and then we immediately put the teacher on administrative leave," said the school's director of communications, Rena Philips.
Bolser was already planning to retire at the end of the school year this month.
According to Snopes, the quiz, known as the "L.A. Math Test," has circulated on the Web for years as a "joke" and Bolser is far from the first idiot to distribute it to students.
Yes. The test is inappropriate in ways. I had a couple of teachers give word problems like this when I was in school. You know what, the tests made me laugh. I learned the subject matter better and remembered it be it better because someone had taken a hard and boring subject and made it humorous.
*Well, hmph... at least, they can't say this test is 'culturally-biased.'*
I wonder if that is what she was thinking... lol... this is sad, but the comedian in me can't help but to laugh... I'll cut you some slack on bigotry if it's funny.
The first question is flawed because it is worded poorly. Ramon could 'attempt' an infinite number of drive by shootings, but Ramon could 'complete' only 2 or 2.5 drive by shootings if fractions are counted.
The first question is flawed because it is worded poorly. Ramon could 'attempt' an infinite number of drive by shootings, but Ramon could 'complete' only 2 or 2.5 drive by shootings if fractions are counted.
I seriously think this is a fake story.
For what it's worth.
It would be nice if you were correct, but alas ... I saw this test 25 years ago and at the time it was credited to some NYC teacher who also got in trouble for giving it then.
I tried to answer the 2 questions on the test above....... I dunno how good I did
1) 52 rounds??
2) 42.5 dollars an ounce
Anyone know if I am right?
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