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27 Jul 06 - 05:47 AM (#1794357) Subject: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Paul Burke Would you have done better? (video at youtube) |
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27 Jul 06 - 07:48 AM (#1794429) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: jacqui.c At least I could have got it in the right region! |
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27 Jul 06 - 07:50 AM (#1794430) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Mr Happy Latest News!! US Forces to invade Antipodes imminently! Bush declares Iran's weapon's of mass distraction are now embedded in N. Korean enclave in Australian outback Tony Bliar urges populace to put themselves down, pending immediate call-up! |
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27 Jul 06 - 08:46 AM (#1794476) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: GUEST,mack/misophist All those maps I had to draw and label in grade school must have had some function. That was shameful. |
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27 Jul 06 - 10:31 AM (#1794558) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Georgiansilver I would definitely have done better..I loved geography at school...only problem was I had trouble finding the classroom! |
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27 Jul 06 - 11:31 AM (#1794600) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: katlaughing Jay Leno is always doing things like that on his show; it's called "Jaywalking." Sometimes it's hard to tell if they are all set-up or for real. That said, if our admin. is as dumb as those examples, I'd say Australia'd better watch out! I loved geography and map-drawing in school, too. |
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27 Jul 06 - 11:36 AM (#1794607) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Rapparee The Idaho Legion has already purchased wombat masks so they'll be camouflaged when the US invades Australia, home of terrorists who are planning to cut off our supply of Foster's. |
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27 Jul 06 - 12:09 PM (#1794636) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: JohnInKansas My major problem with geography is that most of the countries on the map now didn't exist when I was a schoolkid. Several that did exist have new names now, and some of those "nominally the same" have had borders rearranged to make room for the new ones. John |
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27 Jul 06 - 12:39 PM (#1794658) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Bill D Why, some of those folks couldn't tell Schleswig-Holstein from The Orange Free State! Appalling, I tell you! |
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27 Jul 06 - 12:49 PM (#1794667) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Les from Hull I sometimes think that all that stamp collecting I did as a kid taught me quite a bit about geography and history - not only where some of these countries are (were?) but also about particular national heroes such as Bernardo O'Higgins or Eva Peron or Dr Sun Yet San. |
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27 Jul 06 - 01:25 PM (#1794720) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: kendall "There is nothing more scary than ignorance in action" (Goetha) |
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27 Jul 06 - 01:31 PM (#1794729) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Bill D My favorite: "It's too bad ignorance doesn't itch." |
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27 Jul 06 - 01:39 PM (#1794734) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Scoville I love Jaywalking but it's one of those train-wreck things; it's mortifying, but you can't stop watching. A shocking number of interviewees are teachers and students. At least I know Australia when I see it. Holy cow. I must confess I'm not entirely clear on the exact locations of a lot of the post-USSR countries (sorry, but I have yet to need this information in my day-to-day life) but I can get the right general area. John, if it makes you feel better, half the countries on that map didn't exist when ANY of us were school kids. |
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27 Jul 06 - 01:42 PM (#1794739) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: GUEST,Jon Like jacqui c, I'd at least get somewhere in the right region. I'm not sure whether to believe this clip as showing genuine ignorance or not though. |
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27 Jul 06 - 03:41 PM (#1794808) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Don Firth Well . . . that certainly explains a lot. What in the hell are they teaching in school these days? Don Firth |
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27 Jul 06 - 07:13 PM (#1794941) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: katlaughing Les from Hull, stamps were wonderful for geographical study, but so many of mine are SO out-date, like what JohninKS said about what he learned in school.:-) I still love the stamps; they're beautiful! |
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27 Jul 06 - 07:22 PM (#1794945) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: GUEST,Jon The former USSR is the worst... |
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27 Jul 06 - 08:24 PM (#1794968) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Kaleea Yahooligans (yahoo for kids) has a game called "where in the world is" which divies up the world map by sections & you get chances to find the country before it shows you where it is. At the least, one might be able to understand such concepts as Europe, Asia, etc. |
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28 Jul 06 - 12:57 PM (#1795533) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: GUEST My favourite,from a cousin, "ANYBODY can speak from knowledge." Kendall, I'd love the source of the splendid Goethe quote. Ta. ivor |
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28 Jul 06 - 03:14 PM (#1795615) Subject: RE: BS: Geography for the Masses From: Liz the Squeak "home of terrorists who are planning to cut off our supply of Foster's." And you call these people terrorists??! Should be Heroes!!! LTS |