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

what dreams

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

rgambs

what dreams said:

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

Seriously?

josevolution

what dreams said:

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

So you would be ok with a teacher doing the same thing to one of your kids ?

PJ_Soul

I don't really find it disturbing that the kids "had this done to them". They're 13 year olds - old enough to deal with it, old enough for parents to fully discuss all the issues involved with the content of the quiz, and old enough to not be shielded from the real world (which includes ignorant, idiotic shit like this). Those kids hear worse on the playground I'm sure. The problem is the decision-making process being displayed by the teacher, and the lack of responsibility. No one should be okay with a teacher like that. People like their kids' teachers to be a lot smarter than that!

what dreams

josevolution said:

what dreams said:

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

So you would be ok with a teacher doing the same thing to one of your kids ?

Actually, I would call the teacher, talk to her like the adult she is, and ask her to explain what happened.

If she said, "Oh, I'm a racist, and I think the kids need to learn how to calculate the price of drugs and whores because I know deep down that's all they will amount to," then I would take it up with her principal, who I'm sure would hold her accountable, privately. In that case, it's a personnel matter involving a private individual, and I would respect that.

If she said, "I was teaching a lesson on racist and sexist language found in viral memes on the Internet because I'm concerned that my students don't understand how damaging to our culture these jokes are," I would be like, "Oh, okay, thank you for teaching my child to think critically." Then I would move along.

What I would *not* do is contact the media and turn the woman into the next whipping post for public education. The parents clearly have a bigger agenda.

And yes, seriously. I work with 13 and 14 year olds. Trust me, they are not innocent. This year, in my group alone, I've had a sexting incident involving 30 students, a boy showing porn to girls in the back of class, two kids separately using social media to threaten to shoot someone else, multiple kids with drug abuse problems . . . Please. "Oh, no, the teacher might expose my child to something unwholesome." Get your heads out of the sand, parents.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

what dreams said:

josevolution said:

what dreams said:

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

So you would be ok with a teacher doing the same thing to one of your kids ?

Actually, I would call the teacher, talk to her like the adult she is, and ask her to explain what happened.

If she said, "Oh, I'm a racist, and I think the kids need to learn how to calculate the price of drugs and whores because I know deep down that's all they will amount to," then I would take it up with her principal, who I'm sure would hold her accountable, privately. In that case, it's a personnel matter involving a private individual, and I would respect that.

If she said, "I was teaching a lesson on racist and sexist language found in viral memes on the Internet because I'm concerned that my students don't understand how damaging to our culture these jokes are," I would be like, "Oh, okay, thank you for teaching my child to think critically." Then I would move along.

What I would *not* do is contact the media and turn the woman into the next whipping post for public education. The parents clearly have a bigger agenda.

And yes, seriously. I work with 13 and 14 year olds. Trust me, they are not innocent. This year, in my group alone, I've had a sexting incident involving 30 students, a boy showing porn to girls in the back of class, two kids separately using social media to threaten to shoot someone else, multiple kids with drug abuse problems . . . Please. "Oh, no, the teacher might expose my child to something unwholesome." Get your heads out of the sand, parents.

A good post.

rgambs

what dreams said:

josevolution said:

what dreams said:

As someone who has been teaching for 23 years, I think it's hilarious. I really do. The questions are hilarious, the teacher was so stupid it's hilarious, and the complaining parent is so predictable, that's hilarious to me, too.

My guess is there is a larger context in the classroom that none of us know, and the kid who went home to tell mommy didn't share that contextual part, probably because he just didn't get it. I see it happen all the time. In today's climate, you can't say or do anything even remotely unorthodox in the classroom without some outraged parent calling to demand your head on the block. Regardless of her intent, this teacher should have predicted it was going to backfire, unless she's young and inexperienced and hasn't been burned yet.

So you would be ok with a teacher doing the same thing to one of your kids ?

Actually, I would call the teacher, talk to her like the adult she is, and ask her to explain what happened.

If she said, "Oh, I'm a racist, and I think the kids need to learn how to calculate the price of drugs and whores because I know deep down that's all they will amount to," then I would take it up with her principal, who I'm sure would hold her accountable, privately. In that case, it's a personnel matter involving a private individual, and I would respect that.

If she said, "I was teaching a lesson on racist and sexist language found in viral memes on the Internet because I'm concerned that my students don't understand how damaging to our culture these jokes are," I would be like, "Oh, okay, thank you for teaching my child to think critically." Then I would move along.

What I would *not* do is contact the media and turn the woman into the next whipping post for public education. The parents clearly have a bigger agenda.

And yes, seriously. I work with 13 and 14 year olds. Trust me, they are not innocent. This year, in my group alone, I've had a sexting incident involving 30 students, a boy showing porn to girls in the back of class, two kids separately using social media to threaten to shoot someone else, multiple kids with drug abuse problems . . . Please. "Oh, no, the teacher might expose my child to something unwholesome." Get your heads out of the sand, parents.

I don't see how you can find the test so hilarious in one breath, and then talk soberly of the problems you face in the next. Doesn't square for me.

what dreams

I have a weakness for inappropriate humor. Blame it on my parents for playing Richard Pryor records for family consumption during my elementary school years. I grew up laughing at things I shouldn't. Oh well, parents do all kinds of things they shouldn't. For example, they take young kids to rock concerts where people are smoking pot, getting drunk, dropping f-bombs from the stage, all while missing school and having their ears blown out. But we can't fire the parents now, can we? Oh, how I could easily fire a lot of parents.

If you substituted the names Susie and John in this case, I would still think it's hilarious to make math problems out of drug deals and tricks. I just don't go through life fighting every single injustice on the planet. It works for me to laugh at humanity rather than cry about the countless depressing things I can't control. Call it a survival mechanism.

And don't overlook the part where I said the teacher was stupid. She should have known that regardless of her intent, there would be a backlash. I do feel bad for her, that she would be so dumb. Overall, though, it's just not the end of the world. It's the end of her teaching career, maybe, but we don't have to act like the sky is falling every time someone makes a mistake. Is there no room for redemption?

PJ_Soul

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HughFreakingDillon

what dreams said:

I have a weakness for inappropriate humor. Blame it on my parents for playing Richard Pryor records for family consumption during my elementary school years. I grew up laughing at things I shouldn't. Oh well, parents do all kinds of things they shouldn't. For example, they take young kids to rock concerts where people are smoking pot, getting drunk, dropping f-bombs from the stage, all while missing school and having their ears blown out. But we can't fire the parents now, can we? Oh, how I could easily fire a lot of parents.

If you substituted the names Susie and John in this case, I would still think it's hilarious to make math problems out of drug deals and tricks. I just don't go through life fighting every single injustice on the planet. It works for me to laugh at humanity rather than cry about the countless depressing things I can't control. Call it a survival mechanism.

And don't overlook the part where I said the teacher was stupid. She should have known that regardless of her intent, there would be a backlash. I do feel bad for her, that she would be so dumb. Overall, though, it's just not the end of the world. It's the end of her teaching career, maybe, but we don't have to act like the sky is falling every time someone makes a mistake. Is there no room for redemption?

parenting 101 is that just because your kid is aware of something, doesn't mean you should show it to them.

university class? maybe. grade 8 class? brutal.

Godfather.

I'd bet most all those kids laughed their ass's off, the adults are probably the only ones freaking out over it, if that was passed out while I was in 8th grade we would have laughed hard.

Godfather.

josevolution

Godfather. said:

I'd bet most all those kids laughed their ass's off, the adults are probably the only ones freaking out over it, if that was passed out while I was in 8th grade we would have laughed hard.

Godfather.

How about if it happened to your kids would you be ok with it ..

Thirty Bills Unpaid

josevolution said:

Godfather. said:

I'd bet most all those kids laughed their ass's off, the adults are probably the only ones freaking out over it, if that was passed out while I was in 8th grade we would have laughed hard.

Godfather.

How about if it happened to your kids would you be ok with it ..

Speaking for myself... I wouldn't be lighting my hair over it.

It was inappropriate for sure. The fact that it was in a language arts class (I think I heard that) made it extra inappropriate. If it was in a math class and issued as a response to 'why do we have to learn this anyways?'... I could see the quiz as an attempt at humour while making a point (yes... still inappropriate).

If this teacher has had a solid career to this point- having made many meaningful connections with kids and without any questionable tactics... I think firing the teacher is a little much.

Buf it's a classic 'grab the torch and get him' comment coming from many who have admonished others in other threads for doing the same thing: such as in the Boston Bomber thread... or from others that talk about 'first world problems' when discussing a parent losing their child into a gorilla compound resulting in a gorilla getting shot.

Godfather.

josevolution said:

Godfather. said:

I'd bet most all those kids laughed their ass's off, the adults are probably the only ones freaking out over it, if that was passed out while I was in 8th grade we would have laughed hard.

Godfather.

How about if it happened to your kids would you be ok with it ..

no problem, my kid knew the difference between right and wrong in 8th grade however if it was a reoccurring thing then I'd probably had something to say.

Godfather.