MATH QUIZ [John Derbyshire]
More on Virginia Beach's "racist" math exam here.
"'This is not a test we developed,' Jacocks said. 'We are not looking for rocket scientists. This is a basic math aptitude test.' One sample question framed a problem in the context of police work: 'On Tuesday, Officer Jones worked the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift. At 10:55 p.m. he was called to the scene of an accident where he remained until 1:30 a.m. How long past his regular shift did Officer Jones work?'"
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Seems to me there's a passle of discipline missing from a lot of modern curriculae, and heaven forbid certain folks are required to concentrate. As I often said in my stint as both a DI and PMI, The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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