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NY Test Asks Kids About Baffling 'Talking Pineapple'

Bizarre story befuddles New York students, teachers

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2012 11:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – No amount of studying could prepare students to assess the wisdom of a talking pineapple, but that's what New York kids were asked to do on a state test. The eighth-grade reading exam offered a fable-like story about a pineapple challenging a hare to...   Read full story »

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