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Subject:	Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:10:52 GMT
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Maybe if americans would concentrate more on geography and less on Britney Spears they'd get their 'precision bombing' right the next time... These surveys are not designed to make american kids look stupid. They're just made to test general knowledge. I must admit I couldn't name each US state with its capital, but at least I know where the US are, and I wouldn't mistake India for Africa on a map... As for the beer commercials: The Budweiser frogs win. By the way, is 'knowify' a bit like 'learn'? Duq "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:H5xt7r.C8A@lugnet.com... > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: > > "About 11 percent of young citizens of the U.S. couldn't even locate the • U.S. > > on a map. The Pacific Ocean's location was a mystery to 29 percent; • Japan, to > > 58 percent; France, to 65 percent; and the United Kingdom, to 69 • percent." > > I think these surveys are specifically geared to make American kids look > dumb. They should change the survey. How about "Can you find the nearest > Target(R) store on this map?" or "Which beer commercial is better?". Let's > see other countries beat us at Brittany Spears trivia! > > It's not like we are more stupider in the here. Like, we just knowify > different stuff than the other country's kids, like New Mexicans. > > DaveE

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		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) Yeah, we just need to give geography some sex appeal-- then we'll learn it! :) (...) I once knew all the state capitals. Now I remember probably about half of them. I have to admit, though, sometimes I'm suprised to see how many American (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) One thing which makes me tend not to trust these education surveys is that in the US, almost every child goes through high school, and a huge percentage go to college. In other countries, starting somewhere around the high school age (or even (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) I think these surveys are specifically geared to make American kids look dumb. They should change the survey. How about "Can you find the nearest Target(R) store on this map?" or "Which beer commercial is better?". Let's see other countries (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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