Sunday, June 18, 2006

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

If it is not on tv in a reality show-they have never heard of them. What the hell are they teaching you kids in school nowdays??

That's a good question, actually.

I watched Street Smarts a few months ago, and one of the questions was "How many states in the United States?".

They actually had an entire show dedicated to this question.

I was shocked that people, born, raised, and educated in the U.S. weren't able to answer the question correctly.

It came up in conversation with one of the receivers I deal with, and he didn't know the correct answer.

So, as I continued through my day, I asked others, and the only person to get it right was a naturalized citizen.

Are we, as a society, really this ignorant?