[lit-ideas] Re: "education"
- From: "carol kirschenbaum" <cskir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:45:19 -0800
Julie, it's obvious that this textbook was intended for multicultural
awareness, not merely for use in language arts. The school system wants your
daughter to be wary of mocking rats and performing fleas, two overlooked but
growing minority groups in the U.S.
Best,
Carol, in the land of pollen and polygamy
----- Original Message -----
From: <JulieReneB@xxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:22 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] "education"
> My 6th grade daughter has an assignment for "Language Arts". It's one of
> those instances of "there is absolutely no way to appropriately complete
the
> assignment". Things like this just baffle me -- what exactly is she
supposed to
> be learning from this?? I have replicated the assignment below. Maybe
some
> mind-altering substance would help...
> ~~~~~~~~~
> Explain why each of the following is not a correct cause and effect
sequence
> of events. Then, on the back or a separate sheet of paper write a correct
> cause and effect sequence using the same starting event.
>
> 1. Event 1: Mr. Wartbat discovers his house is infested with rats.
>
> Event 2: The rats laugh at Mr. Wartbat behind his back.
>
> Event 3: Mr. Wartbat has no idea he is being mocked.
>
> Event 4: The rats wait until he is asleep and paint a false
mustache
> on Mr. Wartbat.
>
>
> 2. Event 1: Millie the dog scratches all day.
>
> Event 2: Millie has hundreds of fleas.
>
> Event 3: The fleas form a circus.
>
> Event 4: Millie watches the fleas for hours as they practice their
> trapeze act.
>
>
> 3. Event 1: Detective Burton finds hair and glass at the crime scene.
>
> Event 2: Detective Burton hates his job.
>
> Event 3: Detective Burton applies for early retirement
>
> Event 4: The hair belongs to the first suspect.
>
> ~~~~~~~
>
> Some could make sense -- like Millie the dog has hundreds of fleas causes
> Millie the dog scratches all day (however, in that one, the first event is
> supposed to stay the same which makes it impossible to .....oh never
mind).
>
>
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