Education in the U.S.

[Barbara]

> >  "Tonks_op" wrote:
> > >
> > > Just watched Jay Leno do a street interview with a number 
> > > of teenagers  who were in high school. He asked them the 
> > > simplest questions such as how many Great Lakes are there,
> > > ... What is > happening to the education in our country!!! 

> > 
> > Anne Squires:
> > 
> > ...  Jay is 
> > trying to get laughs; therefore, he purposely goes out 
> > looking for stupid people who are going to give stupid 
> > answers.  ...
> 
"Ivogun":
It may not have been too difficult to find the right ("stupid")
people. A few years ago, there was a professor from a local University
(not Stanford, but a respected school) who did a study about how
little students knew about geography. It was quite a scandal that
ultimately led to this professor being denied tenure.

Barbara Roberts