prompt = 'writing assignment for students'

[Joel S. Berson]

I suspect that to the students they're more like a goad.

Joel

At 5/6/2014 06:32 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

>Today:
>
>“We are aware of the controversy surrounding the distribution of an eighth
>grade Writing Prompt during the third quarter of the academic year,” notes
>a press release issued Monday by Rialto Unified School District interim
>Superintendent Mohammed Islam. “The intent of the writing prompt was to
>exercise the use of critical thinking skills. There was no offensive intent
>in the crafting of this assignment. We regret that the prompt was
>misinterpreted.”
>
>JL
>
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