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Posted March 04, 2012
I think that there needs to be a teaching award for people who find new ways to interest children into doing homework. But the DC education system isn't ready for it. Maths problems this teacher gave his third-grader class, under the guise of "Singapore maths":
I took a nap in a bog one day and woke up screaming. 3,796 leeches, 2,910 fleas and 1,044 vampire bats were stuck to my bald head drinking my blood in ecstasy. How many bloodthirsty bloodsuckers were dining on my head?

John's father gave him 1,359 marbles on his birthday. John swallowed 585 marbles and died. 9 of John's friends came for his funeral the next day. John's grieving father gave the remaining marbles to John's friends in equal numbers. How many marbles did each friend get?
If you are a primary school teacher with nothing to lose, here are the rest of the maths problems.
Post edited March 04, 2012 by michaelleung
Posted March 04, 2012
"How many condoms..."
Posted March 04, 2012
cunt :p
Posted March 04, 2012
Well, kids ~7 years old (a third grader would be 9 years old) around here already know what dying, zombies, blood, crap is, by playing GTA, Counter Strike, L4D and similar games every day, so I don't see a problem with the questions.
Posted March 04, 2012
I find it funny that the little schoolhouse graphic has a look of shock and horror on it's face. Just read the problems and look at the little schoolhouse. It looks like any minute they'll all run out screaming.
Posted March 04, 2012
From the article...
"...many of the questions seem to come from violent video games..."

I dunno about you guys, but I've never baked an Indian in an oven in any of my video games.
Posted March 04, 2012
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bevinator: From the article...
"...many of the questions seem to come from violent video games..."

I dunno about you guys, but I've never baked an Indian in an oven in any of my video games.
Concentration Camp Tycoon I believe it was.
Posted March 04, 2012
Okay, here's another problem I found that I couldn't stop laughing about. Bear in mind, third-graders are solving these questions:
Brian, a brave member of a SWAT team in California, had a terribly busy week last week. He had to work for 7 whole days. He killed 163 terrorists, 296 murderers and 206 arsonists. How many criminals did he kill on average each day?
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bevinator: From the article...
"...many of the questions seem to come from violent video games..."

I dunno about you guys, but I've never baked an Indian in an oven in any of my video games.
Must be one of those indie games nobody's heard of. Groundbreaking stuff.
Post edited March 04, 2012 by michaelleung
Posted March 04, 2012
...Wow...that is kind of messed on different sorts of levels.

I mean I usually don't think 7 years olds playing video games every day. (Coming from a guy who played his first video game when he was ten..mute point.)
Post edited March 04, 2012 by MrWilli
Posted March 04, 2012
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kavazovangel: Well, kids ~7 years old (a third grader would be 9 years old) around here already know what dying, zombies, blood, crap is, by playing GTA, Counter Strike, L4D and similar games every day, so I don't see a problem with the questions.
You really have no idea how the school system in North America works, then. It's a minefield of political correctness. It's like, everything has to be just right, and any deviation from the school policy is unacceptable.

On the bright side, they only teach evolution in science class.
Post edited March 04, 2012 by michaelleung
Posted March 04, 2012
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XmXFLUXmX: This is what happens when you let the left-wing completely dominate academia, they start letting deviants teach, or they start screwing the kids. If you want to fire the whackjobs who don't get a story published in the newspaper about them, too bad, the teachers union will fight tooth and nail to make sure the incompetent keep their jobs.
Hmm, Poe's Law... I really cannot tell.
Posted March 04, 2012
Hmmm, and next years social studies: Dad came to school one day, kicked the shit out of 5 teachers who taught his children stupid things. 5 he punched, 3 he kicked in the ass, and 2 he poked in the eye. Dad had a smoke right after. What did dad get a ticket for?
Posted March 04, 2012
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Dischord: Hmmm, and next years social studies: Dad came to school one day, kicked the shit out of 5 teachers who taught his children stupid things. 5 he punched, 3 he kicked in the ass, and 2 he poked in the eye. Dad had a smoke right after. What did dad get a ticket for?
Double parking!
Posted March 04, 2012
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Dischord: Hmmm, and next years social studies: Dad came to school one day, kicked the shit out of 5 teachers who taught his children stupid things. 5 he punched, 3 he kicked in the ass, and 2 he poked in the eye. Dad had a smoke right after. What did dad get a ticket for?
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michaelleung: Double parking!
Correct!!!!!
Posted March 04, 2012
Not as good as the racist one we had a few months back.
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