Americans fail civics literacy test

[BobTheCow]

[firsttarget]

[warbeak2099]

84.85%

I got a couple of economics questions wrong, not surprised there. I'm a history major and a midshipman in NROTC.

This doesn't surprise me in the least bit that Americans are getting dumber and dumber. Look at our education system. The solution our government has come up with is the classic "let's throw more money at the problem!" No child left behind, really? What a stupid idea. We need to revamp the system itself and the method of teaching kids. Kids are learning how to score high on standardized tests to make the schools and states look good, not how to think and reason.

For example, in most public school history classes, students learn facts, names, and dates without the teacher connecting them all to mean something greater. Their tests simply test their ability to retain bits and pieces of information. Utterly useless. Then when they have to write a thesis paper in college, they are lost. You can't fix stupid with money.

[Southpaw]

[Southpaw]

For example, in most public school history classes, students learn facts, names, and dates without the teacher connecting them all to mean something greater. Their tests simply test their ability to retain bits and pieces of information. Utterly useless. Then when they have to write a thesis paper in college, they are lost. You can't fix stupid with money.

This is the difference between a good teacher and a bad one! The problem is there is no insentive to be a good teacher. The union removes the ability to give raises only to the teachers that preform!

[skife]

This is the difference between a good teacher and a bad one! The problem is there is no insentive to be a good teacher. The union removes the ability to give raises only to the teachers that preform!

then you get the occasional teacher that is amazing and comes up with a great history class

"U.S. wars" i took it the whole year and wasn't bored any of the days.

[cdacda13]

[maxama10]

I'm not surprised that more people know about current popular affairs than the exact details concerning events that happened before their grandparents were born.

This statement bothers me, did you mean it so non nonchalantly?

[grEnAlEins]

84.85 %

same here.

I felt that two of the questions were poorly worded/had poorly worded answers.

Two of them were WAGs and I swung and missed

[Pneumagger]

This statement bothers me, did you mean it so non nonchalantly?

Matter-of-fact
Regardless of the subject matter, would you expect somebody to know current life events or past events?
For example, I would expect most teens boys to have a much better coprehensionof NFL teams and facts rather than 1960's era football.

[maxama10]

Matter-of-fact
Regardless of the subject matter, would you expect somebody to know current life events or past events?
For example, I would expect most teens boys to have a much better coprehensionof NFL teams and facts rather than 1960's era football.

Alright, yeah you're right, although I don't think 1960's football really compares to our nations politics/history.

[Will Wood]

If you had not gotten 30/33 I would slap you for getting the first one wrong haha

[cdacda13]

If you had not gotten 30/33 I would slap you for getting the first one wrong haha

I'm still pretty upset about it. I think I deserve an e-slap.

[Head Hunter 221]

[bornl33t]

84.85%

I got a couple of economics questions wrong, not surprised there. I'm a history major and a midshipman in NROTC.

This doesn't surprise me in the least bit that Americans are getting dumber and dumber. Look at our education system. The solution our government has come up with is the classic "let's throw more money at the problem!" No child left behind, really? What a stupid idea. We need to revamp the system itself and the method of teaching kids. Kids are learning how to score high on standardized tests to make the schools and states look good, not how to think and reason.

For example, in most public school history classes, students learn facts, names, and dates without the teacher connecting them all to mean something greater. Their tests simply test their ability to retain bits and pieces of information. Utterly useless. Then when they have to write a thesis paper in college, they are lost. You can't fix stupid with money.

It's because our teachers are not teaching, but indoctrinating.

Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it.
- Stephen Vizinczey

We do not allow tax exempt status to religious institutions with a political agenda how can we fund a school with one? Seems bass ackward to me?