Her background and the obstacles she overcame to become a famous poet and civil rights figure is a big deal in literature. Her rape is a well-known piece of her story and pretty much required knowledge when studying her work.
It appears that this assignment is simply combining facts the students needed to know about Maya Angelou's background with their math homework. Which, out of context, looks more horrifying than what it is.
Yes, but whatever you think of her, a math class and math homework is a poor frame of reference in which to consider and discuss Maya Angelou's contributions to society.
Want to bet the school is small enough that the English teacher and the math teacher are the same person?
I doubt it’s a math worksheet that randomly teaches you about Angelou’s sexual assault. It’s more likely a math sheet that is referencing material they’re currently learning in another class.
I guess we'd have to be there. Nothing should be condemned without context. There's a place for chess-boxing and other cross-studies, but ... it's an unusual mix. I don't blame the parents for at least questioning it.
The parents would probably have context, but the parents didn’t post this. Some dude posted a picture of a piece of homework his wife saw when she was tutoring a student from that district. That’s about as far away from useful context as we can get.
I'm guessing most of you aren't familiar with Maya Angelou's work.
These questions are referencing her life, in which she was sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend as a child and later worked as an exotic dancer.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/maya-angelou
Her background and the obstacles she overcame to become a famous poet and civil rights figure is a big deal in literature. Her rape is a well-known piece of her story and pretty much required knowledge when studying her work.
It appears that this assignment is simply combining facts the students needed to know about Maya Angelou's background with their math homework. Which, out of context, looks more horrifying than what it is.
Yes, but whatever you think of her, a math class and math homework is a poor frame of reference in which to consider and discuss Maya Angelou's contributions to society.
Well, this is the Troy R-3 school district?
That’s in Troy, Missouri.
Population? Around 12,000 people.
Want to bet the school is small enough that the English teacher and the math teacher are the same person?
I doubt it’s a math worksheet that randomly teaches you about Angelou’s sexual assault. It’s more likely a math sheet that is referencing material they’re currently learning in another class.
I guess we'd have to be there. Nothing should be condemned without context. There's a place for chess-boxing and other cross-studies, but ... it's an unusual mix. I don't blame the parents for at least questioning it.
The parents would probably have context, but the parents didn’t post this. Some dude posted a picture of a piece of homework his wife saw when she was tutoring a student from that district. That’s about as far away from useful context as we can get.