Feb 22
Slave-Related Math Questions For 4th-Graders Spark Outrage At P.S. 59 In New York (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhen a student teacher at P.S. 59 in Manhattan saw the math homework for her fourth-grade class, it didn’t add up: The assignment asked pupils to solve equations about the whipping and killing of slaves on a slave ship, reported local TV news station New York 1.
Aziza Harding showed the problems to her graduate-school professor at NYU, who vented his outrage to NY1. The station then contacted “appalled” P.S. 59 Principal Adele Schroeter.
Visit NY1 for its full report.
Post a Comment