Hey Parents, Can you solve this math problem: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?”

Parents in Gwinnett County, GA are furious over math problems that were given to elementary school students that made several references to slavery. 

Per The Atlanta Journal Constitution the math worksheet included questions such as the following: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?” and “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week?”

School district officials said teachers were attempting to incorporate history into their third-grade math lessons.  School district officials said the principal at Beaver Ridge Elementary School will personally work with teachers to come up with more appropriate lessons and will offer more opportunities for staff development following the uproar created by the worksheet.

“Clearly, they did not do as good of a job as they should have done,” district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.  “It was just a poorly written question,” Roach said.


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