Can Middle Georgians find the U.S. on a world map? »
Posted By jovial 12 months ago in Arts & EntertainmentReporter Travis Fain took a camera out on the town and asked 100 people to find the United States on a world map. Of those asked, 25 percent could not.
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tanglang12 months ago
I been to places in the Adirondacks where I would be willing to bet that maybe 25% would be able to find their house. : )
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ETproductions12 months ago
I've wondered for some time how much of our educational malaise comes from the fact that politicians realize a really stupid public is easily led (or misled).
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DarkWizard12 months ago
It would be interesting to see how a national survey would turn out. 75% knowing what "continent" they are on might be pushing it.
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tanglang12 months ago
I'm sure one at least one of the patrons at California Motor Speedway would be offended by your remark.
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Jaydee4012 months ago
Nascar fans can find at least twenty five or more tracks on the map in three countries now, can major league baseball fans match that? Don't mess around with Nascar fans, they come from all walks and parts and are the most intense and loyal, ask how many #8 fans are doubling up this fall.
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nostalgia12 months ago
I'm not surprised
I saw an interview with a reporter in San Francisco last week
They went into a local high school and asked a series of US history questions to juniors.
The questions were answered correctly 25% of the time:
First US president
Who was president during most of WWII
Which countries did the US fight against during WWII
When was the Civil War
Etc
I was absolutely amazed.
Do they still teach history and geography or are those subjects passe?
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Searchbeam12 months ago
You see them almost every night on Jay Leno's show in the segment "Jaywalking!"
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hyperbola12 months ago
This is a planned attack on american democracy. Good education is essential to democracy and you have to pay for it. The totalitarian (corporatist) elements in our society much prefer that only the offspring of the wealthy have a good education and that all others be susceptible to simplistic propaganda - especially about our imperialistc wars in the rest of the world.
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ridgerunner7216012 months ago
It's no wonder this country is falling apart. All the NEA is interested in teaching is politically correct crap. In other words, revised historical propaganda. But then that's what happens when Communist pigs are running the school system. The scum running the school systems in this country make Nazis look like angels.
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dunkirk12 months ago
Maybe with Bush's No Child Left Behind people didnt read the fine print (in underachievement). The last thing the Neo's want is an educated populace. Look at how many STILL believe Saddam was behind 9/11.
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aceofspades112 months ago
Big deal the survey was done in a shopping mall - any shopper can tell you exactly where any mall within a hundred miles is - You want them to worry about where their country is located too?
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Searchbeam12 months ago
I was fortunate to have some of the best teachers you can find! They knew their subjects and they also knew HOW TO MOTIVATE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM! I bet you every child will measure up to the task when s/he is challenged in a positive way. That's what my teachers did!
There is no such thing as a dumb child! But I would not doubt that there are dumb politicians, dumb administrators AND DUMB PARENTS all around!
Think Kansas City Board of Education and the theory of Evolution V Intelligent Design!
God Bless America!
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Bacalao12 months ago
What I think is funny is that most of the blacks in the video got it right and the white "lady" got it wrong at least 4 times. I would have laughed my ass off if'n it wearn't so sad.
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