Education in the U.S.

[dumbledore11214]

> "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
>


Alla:

Few days ago a friend complained to me that his office manager, who 
supposed to have high school education shared a surprise bit of 
knowledge that he learned recently.

You want to know what this bit of knowledge is? Oh, he was shocked 
to learn that Rome is located in Italy and not in Greece. No it is 
not a joke. He said he thought for years that Rome is a greek city.

Stories like this make me feel sad about state of our education 
indeed.

No, I cannot claim that I hear stories like this every day, 
otherwise I would be much sadder, LOL, but I do hear them from time 
to time.

Alla