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Condoleezza Rice Subject of Racially Offensive Test Question
"A controversial question given to students during a practice test for a math final at Bellevue Community College has students - and others - shaking their heads because of its lack of racial sensitivity.
A civil rights activist said it refers to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice although it doesn't mention her by name.
The question read:
"Condoleezza holds a watermelon just over the edge of the roof of the 300-foot Federal Building, and tosses it up with a velocity of 20 feet per second.
The height of the watermelon above the ground ‘t’ seconds later is given by formula h~ -16r2 + 20r + 300.
a. In how many seconds will it pass her on the way down (she is standing at the height of 300 feet).?
b. When will the watermelon hit the ground?
c. How high did the watermelon get above ground?"
BCC spokesman Bob Adams said the college has received e-mails that are primarily angry that this could happen.
Student Chelsey Richardson, 25, said she discovered the question while studying for the math test in March. She was one of the students who brought the issue to officials at the community college in the Seattle suburb.
The college has refused to release the name of the teacher who wrote the question, but said the teacher hasn't been fired. The teacher has apologized and requested cultural sensitivity training, the college said."
Posted: 4/20/06 at 5:12pm
Condoleezza Rice Subject of Racially Offensive Test Question
"A controversial question given to students during a practice test for a math final at Bellevue Community College has students - and others - shaking their heads because of its lack of racial sensitivity.
A civil rights activist said it refers to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice although it doesn't mention her by name.
The question read:
"Condoleezza holds a watermelon just over the edge of the roof of the 300-foot Federal Building, and tosses it up with a velocity of 20 feet per second.
The height of the watermelon above the ground ‘t’ seconds later is given by formula h~ -16r2 + 20r + 300.
a. In how many seconds will it pass her on the way down (she is standing at the height of 300 feet).?
b. When will the watermelon hit the ground?
c. How high did the watermelon get above ground?"
BCC spokesman Bob Adams said the college has received e-mails that are primarily angry that this could happen.
Student Chelsey Richardson, 25, said she discovered the question while studying for the math test in March. She was one of the students who brought the issue to officials at the community college in the Seattle suburb.
The college has refused to release the name of the teacher who wrote the question, but said the teacher hasn't been fired. The teacher has apologized and requested cultural sensitivity training, the college said."
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