Studies show America ranked 25th when it came to education. 11% of americans 18-24 couldn't point out North America on a world map. 69% couldn't point out England. And 20% of Americans believe the Sun orbits the earth.
2007-08-29 02:15:18 · 12 answers · asked by andrew a 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Tell them to use google earth
2007-08-29 02:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by againyourright 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That poll was taken south of the Mason-Dixon line. Trust me.
I was educated in the North before moving South. If I had to do it over again, I would move back north after having kids.
2007-08-29 09:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by flipdout2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education needs a lot of improvement. In the old days, when teachers taught the students the 3 R's. students would learn their science and geography lessons. It seems now a days, they just want to push the kids out the door as soon as possible.
2007-08-29 09:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by barbwire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG-I saw this study. It's a real shame, but the Federal government cutting funding for education for decades as well as low teacher pay do not make more educated students.
I also think that college should be absolutely free to any American who wants to go.
2007-08-29 09:23:59 · answer #4 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am taking a sociology class called "The Evolution of Bar Drinks in Post-War America".
I am doing my part. How about you?
2007-08-29 09:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taken in isolation, it's just as valid to say the sun orbits the earth, as it is to say that the earth orbits the sun.
2007-08-29 09:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe it.
Why don't the people I know fit in these "statistics"?
I travel quite a bit, and the people I work with and know certain are better educated than this.
I think these "studies" are fake and/or highly spun.
2007-09-01 20:04:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like the news. 20 perfectly intelligent people standing around....and they ask the dumbest person they can find to comment on the news event. I suspect the same happened with this "study".
2007-08-29 09:18:55 · answer #8 · answered by ♠♥ Miss Zora ♦♣ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you see Miss South Carolina at the teen Miss USA pagent? That's what I think of the US education system.
2007-08-29 09:18:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
K â12 IS A WASTE OF TIME
2007-08-29 09:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋