State exam confused middle school students...
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State exam confused middle school students with question about talking pineapple
No amount of studying could prepare students to assess the wisdom of a talking pineapple, but that's what New York kids were asked to do on a state test. The eighth-grade reading exam offered a fable-like story about a pineapple challenging a hare to a race. Other animals weigh in, and finally, the pineapple gets eaten. Eighth-graders were asked to pick the wisest characterthen explain why the pineapple met its gruesome fate. Students' success on the test will be used, in part, to review staff performance, the New York Daily News reports.
"I thought it was a little strange, but I just answered it as best as I could," says a 14-year-old. A parent says she was horrified the question "should be used on a test that is going to be used to determine our kids future and the future of our childrens schools." The test recently underwent a $32 million overhaul courtesy of testing firm Pearson, and one principal says the question had "confused" children in several states in the past. Who's the wisest? "Pearson for getting paid $32 million for recycling this crap," the principal notes.
This is really weird... -
The f---..
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xD
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I think this is just unusual yet humorous
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Chained Heart NewbieXD Oh Americans. That's just wow.
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What.
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