Middle School Teacher Gives Math Test About *Pimps Hos And Drug Deals*

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Officials at a Mobile, Alabama middle school have disciplined a teacher for giving students a quiz containing highly questionable subject matter that parents are calling “racist” and “offensive.”

“My son, he took a picture of it in class and he texted it to me,” parent Erica Hall told Mobile’s WALA‑TV. “I couldn’t believe it.”

According to the station, the 10-question math quiz was given to eighth-grade students in a language arts class at Burns Middle School. The test, which contains many drug and gang references, appears to have been copied from a fake quiz that is widely available online. Questions included:

Ramon has an AK-47 with a 30-round clip. He usually misses 6 out of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per drive-by shooting. How many drive-by shootings can Ramon attempt before he has to steal enough ammunition and reload?

Leroy has 2 ounces of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Antonio for $320 and 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram, what is the street value of the rest of his hold?

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 $500 per day crack habit?

Tyrone knocked up 4 girls in his gang. There are 20 girls in the gang. What percentage of the girls in the gang has Tyrone knocked up?

A complete list of the questions can be found at the WALA‑TV website.

Neither school officials nor parents were amused by the test.

“I’m shocked. I don’t think it’s appropriate at all,” parent Kellie Lee told WALA‑TV.

In a brief statement released to the newspaper Lagniappe on Tuesday, Mobile County Public School Superintendent Martha Peek said she regretted that the incident occurred “during the last few days of school.”
This test appears to be somewhat over the top and I really don't see the point this teacher was trying to make in testing middle school students. Apparently similar tests were given in other states around the country.

Do by our think this test was appropriate for middle schoolers?

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,960
    of course it's not appropriate but it is a widely spread joke that i saw variations of over a decade a go.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    It's inappropriate for sure and really bad judgement, but I'm assuming it was issued as an attempt at humour.
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  • g under p
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    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    It's inappropriate for sure and really bad judgement, but I'm assuming it was issued as an attempt at humour.

    Some of the students might see the test as an attempt at humor but as a parent I wouldn't think it was funny in any way.. It appears to be her last gast at something before the teacher retires.

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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    g under p said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    It's inappropriate for sure and really bad judgement, but I'm assuming it was issued as an attempt at humour.

    Some of the students might see the test as an attempt at humor but as a parent I wouldn't think it was funny in any way.. It appears to be her last gast at something before the teacher retires.

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    Don't get me wrong- I'm with you: inappropriate for certain.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    She may have been sending a message: the names in the word problems definitely reflect racist undertones.
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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=stXG3np-BWE
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,415
    i am not offended by the content of the questions. i am offended because math is hard!!
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,415
    i was just kidding. by the way...
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  • g under p
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    I chuckled :smile: I think the answer to #4 is 20%

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  • Degeneratefk
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    You would have to know how many grams are in an 8 ball before answering that question. So the answer for me would be not enough information given.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,783
    Math test in a language arts class? Last few days of school.
    I'd be interested to knwo what teh relationship was like between this particular class of students with the teacher was like to begin with. What kinds of topics were discussed throughout the year etc.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,760
    edited June 2016
    I think the teacher should be fired, not just disciplined. The level of immaturity, poor judgment, and inappropriateness displayed by this teacher is completely unacceptable. This test was given in a language arts class, not a math class. I assume the teacher thought this test would give the students some insight into how language is used. Was this a lesson in how offensive or controversial language can be? Probably. If this was the intent (and I can't think of what else it could be), the teacher is too stupid to be a teacher. There are so many great ways to teach that lesson without being racist and completely inappropriate.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,800
    PJ_Soul said:

    I think the teacher should be fired, not just disciplined. The level of immaturity, poor judgment, and inappropriateness displayed by this teacher is completely unacceptable. This test was given in a language arts class, not a math class. I assume the teacher thought this test would give the students some insight into how language is used. Was this a lesson in how offensive or controversial language can be? Probably. If this was the intent (and I can't think of what else it could be), the teacher is too stupid to be a teacher. There are so many great ways to teach that lesson without being racist and completely inappropriate.

    Totally agree she should be fired that's what I would be calling for if my kids were students at this school !!!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,610
    Is this a real story or a joke?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,760
    Lol, true story bro. :tongue:
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    PJ_Soul said:

    I think the teacher should be fired, not just disciplined. The level of immaturity, poor judgment, and inappropriateness displayed by this teacher is completely unacceptable. This test was given in a language arts class, not a math class. I assume the teacher thought this test would give the students some insight into how language is used. Was this a lesson in how offensive or controversial language can be? Probably. If this was the intent (and I can't think of what else it could be), the teacher is too stupid to be a teacher. There are so many great ways to teach that lesson without being racist and completely inappropriate.

    I agree as well, so with this being a language arts class rather than a math class doesn't it then make what this teacher did even worse? I can see no reason other than the example you gave that could possibly be her intent. That has got to be the reason or she just wanted to retire with a Big Bang. There has to be to this story.

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    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • DarthMaeglin
    DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 3,031
    Will the teacher's defense be that it worked (eventually) for Prez on The Wire, lol?
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,800
    I can see Trump coming to her defense lol
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  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    DarthMaeglin said:

    Will the teacher's defense be that it worked (eventually) for Prez on The Wire, lol?

    Haha, the exact same thing came to my mind. We should stop admiring renegade teachers in movies and television. In real life, it never works!!!
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,145
    As someone who has been teaching for 16 years I say this particular educator should be fired. This is some dumb shit right here.
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