Slavery math?

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By Olivia Katrandjian | ABC News – 16 hrs ago

Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery and beatings.

Christopher Braxton told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he couldn't believe the assignment his 8-year-old son brought home from of Beaver Ridge Elementary school in Norcross.

"It kind of blew me away," Braxton said. "Do you see what I see? Do you really see what I see? He's not answering this question."

The question read, "Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?"

Another math problem read, "If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?"

Another question asked how many baskets of cotton Frederick filled.

"I was furious at that point," Braxton said.

"This outrages me because it just lets me know that there's still racists," said Stephanie Jones, whose child is a student at the school.

"Something like that shouldn't be imbedded into a kid of the third, fourth, fifth, any grade," parent Terrance Barnett told WSB-TV. "I'm having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves or beatings are in a math problem. That hurts."

"In this one, the teachers were trying to do a cross-curricular activity," Gwinnett County school district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.

Roach said the teachers were attempting to incorporate social studies into math problems.

"We understand that there are concerns about these questions, and we agree that these questions were not appropriate," she said.

ABC News affiliate WSB-TV contributed to this report.

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This is crazy.

[Robby999 1,024]

Atlanta school teachers just doing their best to keep racism and the race card viable so the Democratic party can maintain it's base of entitlement minded voters. Without racism and class warfare the Democratic party is doomed.The children are just being used as pawns in future politics and policies.

[Danno 1,228]

I would wager anything this was not racism, but rather "history reinforcement" in an attempt to keep the Bitterness alive by either White or Black Libs.

Back in the day Black leaders used to believe in -Keep hope alive, now the theme is -Keep bitterness alive (after you plant those seeds.)

Thumbs up to the Dads heading this stuff off.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga.,

Obvious fake article that has gone viral.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

By Olivia Katrandjian | ABC News – 16 hrs ago

Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery and beatings.

Christopher Braxton told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he couldn't believe the assignment his 8-year-old son brought home from of Beaver Ridge Elementary school in Norcross.

"It kind of blew me away," Braxton said. "Do you see what I see? Do you really see what I see? He's not answering this question."

The question read, "Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?"

Another math problem read, "If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?"

Another question asked how many baskets of cotton Frederick filled.

"I was furious at that point," Braxton said.

"This outrages me because it just lets me know that there's still racists," said Stephanie Jones, whose child is a student at the school.

"Something like that shouldn't be imbedded into a kid of the third, fourth, fifth, any grade," parent Terrance Barnett told WSB-TV. "I'm having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves or beatings are in a math problem. That hurts."

"In this one, the teachers were trying to do a cross-curricular activity," Gwinnett County school district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.

Roach said the teachers were attempting to incorporate social studies into math problems.

"We understand that there are concerns about these questions, and we agree that these questions were not appropriate," she said.

ABC News affiliate WSB-TV contributed to this report.

The solution is simple. Allow people to choose which school their children go to and allow them to decie where their property tax money gets sent.

This nonsense will STOP

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there's a book review board in the State o Texas. I wonder what happened to the one in Georgia?

Selling books to schools is big business.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

there's a book review board in the State o Texas. I wonder what happened to the one in Georgia?

Selling books to schools is big business.

I don't think it was from a book, if the OP is to believed at all.

Roach said the teachers were attempting to incorporate social studies into math problems.