Atrocious Racism in Gwinnett County, GA School District
January 9, 2012 at 3:24 PM 4 comments
What kind of a person would come up with this, much less put it on paper and distribute it to elementary school kids?
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Gwinnett County parents and activists have blasted the school district’s response following reports that students at a Norcross elementary school received a math worksheet that used examples of slavery in word problems.
School district officials said the principal at Beaver Ridge Elementary School will personally work with teachers to come up with more appropriate lessons and will offer more opportunities for staff development following the uproar created by the worksheet that included questions such as the following: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?” and “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week?”
Ugh. Those poor kids. No wonder their parents are outraged. They have every right to be.
What an awful story.
Deep, deep racism is alive and well in the U.S. of A.
Entry filed under: Racism. Tags: beaver ridge elementary school.
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Rita Bailey | January 9, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Not saying the teachers were right or wrong, but I don’t believe their intentions were racially motivated. In fact, in one of the classes the kids were learning about slavery and the teachers were encouraged to integrate what was being learned in each of the classes with the other classes. Good intentions just not sure the end result was what was intended. Maybe they should have thought this through a little more especially given the sensitive climate here in the South.
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Say It Ain't So Already | January 9, 2012 at 9:16 PM
What? Really?
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Rick | January 19, 2012 at 10:48 PM
I know people who worked in the Gwinnett County school system. Based on what I have heard over the years from them, it is not at all surprising that such a blatantly racist action would occur there. I am actually glad that this issue has recieved national attention because overtly racist acts like this have been going on in the Gwinnett County school system for years.
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Rita Bailey | January 21, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Guess one can no longer use the “s” word without being accused of racism. There certainly isn’t a lack of ignorance floating around. Personally, I wouldn’t have used those particular math problems, not that I find them offensive, but for the negative media attention. What I do find offensive is slavery itself. If history isn’t learned it risks being repeated. Most people offended by this situation didn’t bother to get the entire story or understand the educators involved. Instead, once the “s” word was used, everyone involved was painted with the racism brush. Sad, sad, sad.