[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Geographical literacy (was crosswords)

[morine10 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/19/01 2:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bbennett at joymail.com writes:


> Which four states are adjacent to Montana?
> 
> *One* student got the question completely correct, and she was a 
> native of Germany. Some the real zingers I got were:
> 

<gives B a knowing look>  I hear you B!  Americans are geographically 
deficient.

I majored in Geography as well and I now teach middle school.  I once spent 
an entire period explaining to one of my social studies classes (6th grade) 
the difference between continents and countries.  I also had to explain that 
Texas (regardless of what Texans may think <g>) is not a country.  Really, 
one young man insisted that it was.  

~Mo 
~*~*~*~*~
Imagine being able to be magically whisked away to...Delaware.  Hi, I'm in 
Delaware.  -Wayne and Garth
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