[jdjtcagle]

because...

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Solatar
Where exactly did they get the "american youth cannont find on map" stuff?

A large scale survey of a subgroup representative of the population, I'd imagine.

[Kosh]

Where exactly did they get the "american youth cannont find on map" stuff?

National Geographic did a huge survey of well over a thousand people (cannot recall the exact number) a couple of years ago in many, many, many different countries. I think you might be able to still find it on their site.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by jdjtcagle


Why was that pointed at me?

No, was a general statement...

BTW, nost of classmates can most certainly tell where afghanastan SP? and Iraq... [/B]

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Seriously, ya can't even spell Afghanistan

Seriously, just kidding here. I misspelled it as well earlier in this thread. :p

[kasperl]

T, most first graders can't even find the right classroom, nevermind Afghanistan.  BTW, I only got Europe in primary school, and even then we skipped the Balkan because (no offence to anyone) "the next war will just change all the names again".

Not that not finding your own country on the world map is excusable for any average kid past 10.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by kasperl
T, most first graders can't even find the right classroom, nevermind Afghanistan.  BTW, I only got Europe in primary school, and even then we skipped the Balkan because (no offence to anyone) "the next war will just change all the names again".

Seriously, what school were/are you in? I can vividly remembermy days in primary school where we had to learn every friggin' country in the world. Even my little brother has had that.

[vyper]

We never quite had that. We ahd the bases like reading, writing, maths (for all the good it did), some art, and had some very interesting sports days. And my class published the school newspaper.

[TopAce]

How is that averagely 20 out of 100 Americans can't find the Pacific Ocean? It's not a small one.
Reading those facts, I am surprised. Is that true that a limited number of university students cannot even speak their own mothertongue well? Spelling and general communication capability included.

Not to make a merit of it, but we spent two months learning about the USA in Hungary.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper
We never quite had that. We ahd the bases like reading, writing, maths (for all the good it did), some art, and had some very interesting sports days. And my class published the school newspaper.

I remember doing a primary 4(?) project on the EEC (as it was known then).  I still harbour a deep secret loathing of Luxembourg, for having no outstanding features or history.

[kasperl]

Originally posted by Tiara

Seriously, what school were/are you in? I can vividly remembermy days in primary school where we had to learn every friggin' country in the world. Even my little brother has had that.

A smalll public primary school. Yeah, it sucked. Right now I'm doing 5 Gymnasium, NT+Latin+Bio+IT

[TopAce]

I also have experience in public(=private) schools. The education is still better there than it is in other coutries' normal schools. I bet that everybody knew where Hungary, the USA and the Pacific Ocean are. [not inserting a smiley is intentional, there is nothing funny about it]

[Rictor]

Originally posted by kasperl

T, most first graders can't even find the right classroom, nevermind Afghanistan. BTW, I only got Europe in primary school, and even then we skipped the Balkan because (no offence to anyone) "the next war will just change all the names again"..

Its funny cause its true

[TopAce]

Ah, once in a lifetime truth can be funny.

[Flipside]

Problem is that when I learned the world, it was actually a pretty different place, I have to remember a lot of countries that I just used to call USSR

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by TopAce
I also have experience in public(=private) schools. The education is still better there than it is in other coutries' normal schools. I bet that everybody knew where Hungary, the USA and the Pacific Ocean are. [not inserting a smiley is intentional, there is nothing funny about it]

In general (i.e. private allways > state) or do you mean better than state schools in some other country/s?

IIRC studies have shown that (in the UK) University pupils from state (i.e. non private / paid schools) do better than those from 'paid' education.  Despite the fact that most private schools are selective.

[Corsair]

We did all the states of the Union back in fifth grade, but that's it...we never really did countries. In ninth grade, we had a quiz on the map of Asia...most of the kids failed. All the 'stans confused them.