Only a quarter of U.S. students proficient in geography: report

[Hot Mega]

Soooo....where exactly is 'geography'??:dunno:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. students are proficient in geography, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Twenty-one percent of fourth-graders, 27 percent of eighth graders, and 20 percent of 12th graders performed at or above the proficient level on the 2010 geography assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Performance among fourth graders improved since 2001, while eighth grade results were little changed, and achievement by 12th graders declined from 1994 levels when the assessment was first conducted.

Also known as the Nation's Report Card, the survey is the last in a round of three highlighting stagnating or declining overall achievement among U.S. students in the social sciences, a statement said.

"In particular, the pattern of disappointing results for our 12th graders' performance across all three social science subjects should be of great concern to everyone," chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the report.

Any ideas where 'geography' is (at link)....
http://news.yahoo.com/only-quarter-u-students-proficient-geography-report-163743018.html

 

[Ulysses31]

It's as high as that!

 

[Hot Mega]

It's as high as that!

?SPG fo draeh soruE sdrawkcab uoy t'nevaH

Besides, all us 'Marrcans need to know is can our bombers find you and are you visible through a rifle scope.

We can't even recognized our own next door neighbors without crosshairs over their faces.:hatsoff:

As far as where we need to go...easy; our maps say, beach, lake, sun and snow.

 

[CunningStunts]

And we wonder why the US is getting it's ass kicked in the international markets...

We have lowered the bar so far in our educational system to make every kid "a winner" that HS graduates are so fuckin stupid these days the only job they are suited for is working at McDonalds.

 

[darkwarrior3007]

Hey, no dissin' people at McDonalds, we need them!:nono: Who the fuck else is gonna get me my awesome Frozen Strawberry Lemonade Slushie?

 

[Hot Mega]

Hey, no dissin' people at McDonalds, we need them!:nono: Who the fuck else is gonna get me my awesome Frozen Strawberry Lemonade Slushie?

Annnd, help us maintain our Heavyweight title as the world biggest collection of heavy weights.....

 

[LukeEl]

When students were asked where New Mexico was they pointed to Canada.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

It's as high as that!

What he said - I am genuinely surprised it's that high given previous woeful statistics on the subject.

 

[Doc Scurlock]

Geography and school are useless. Just give everybody and Iphone so they can Google it.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

Geography and school are useless. Just give everybody and Iphone so they can Google it.

Do iPhones have grammar and spelling checkers too?

 

[Doc Scurlock]

Do iPhones have grammar and spelling checkers too?

My Iphone did have a spell checker but I turned if off because it kept suggesting stupid words. Besides, this is the internet, I don't have to write good.

 

[Trident1]

Big surprise.

 

[bostonkid9]

Where's Wyoming??? :dunno:

 

[L3ggy]

Over there.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

My Iphone did have a spell checker but I turned if off because it kept suggesting stupid words. Besides, this is the internet, I don't have to write good.

Lol.

Anyway, I can forgive anything from a fan of Emma Ink

 

[Baill Inneraora]

Soooo....where exactly is 'geography'??:dunno:



Any ideas where 'geography' is (at link)....
http://news.yahoo.com/only-quarter-u-students-proficient-geography-report-163743018.html

I was gonna say it's probably lower in that state up north.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. students are proficient in geography, according to a report released on Tuesday.

In other news - US journalists shit at accuracy, balance and basic math.

It's not 'about', it's less than one quarter. It's 22.6% - as any moron can work out by adding the three percentages and dividing by three

 

[meesterperfect]

its all a result of the public welfare system
idiots breed idiots
good hardworking people are breeding less, much less.
add to that that because of the shitty economy and inflation the good hardworking people are working so much just to survive that if they have kids they dont have time to raise them.

the country is fucked

 

[Frank Grimes]

This article made me think of the Simpsons episode where Marge became substitute teacher for Bart's class:

Marge: "...It took my students 45 minutes to find Canada on a map."
Homer: "Who couldn't miss Canada? All tucked away down there..."

 

[Violator79]

I take pride in knowing how to read a map properly, where each of the 50 States are, and can recognize most of the countries of the world. :clap: