BS: Do you know where Iraq is?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 05 May 06 - 01:09 PM

It wouldn't take a lot of Geography in school to give a basic perspective of locations around the globe. It's not like we had to dwell on minutae for weeks. It just needs to slipped into almost every part of other studies.

Geeez! I knew DETAILS by the 6th grade! I can still draw a passable map of the USA from memory. I can't do that with the middle east, but I sure have perspective that seems to escape a lot of people...(ever watch Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" routine, where he quizzes folks on easy knowlege?.....I shudder when I see it)

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: kendall
Date: 05 May 06 - 12:57 PM

Pathetic

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 05 May 06 - 12:57 PM

Where's Iraq?   Just west of "A Hard Place".

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: GUEST,TIA
Date: 05 May 06 - 11:40 AM

I think Peace is referring to a colloquialism that ends in "...without a paddle".

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 05 May 06 - 11:30 AM

Sadly, Geography and History have become elective subjects in most schools, so most kids would rather do Drama, Art, Martial Arts, Dance and Music, than study boring history and geography. The internet does their thinking for them too.

Yours, Aye. Dave

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Ron Davies
Date: 05 May 06 - 06:01 AM

I've read lots of this sort of criticism. Usual allegation is that kids in school these days are taught to question the author, make judgments, and draw conclusions--but they have no facts on which to base these skills--since teaching facts is not considered important. Perhaps the assumption is that they can always look up the facts on the Web. Which, of course, never steers you wrong.

I believe the expression is "O tempora! O mores!

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 06 - 05:44 AM

what is the point you making there Peace with the shit creek stuff?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 May 06 - 05:28 AM

Set aside Iraq - from that link it appears that it looks as if more than one in ten Americans couldn't even find the USA on a map.

Is it something in the water?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 04 May 06 - 11:58 PM

The Eye-talians will be pleased to meet YOU, IMO.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 04 May 06 - 11:00 PM

I can find Iraq....I even know how to properly pronounce Iraq...unlike most of the American and British journalists and ex-military pundits.

It is NOT Eye-rack.....

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 04 May 06 - 10:36 PM

"where is Iraq?"

The test results are poor likely because the people who took the exam were unable to locate Shit Creek. Had they been able to do that, they could have looked up, and voila, they'd have found Iraq.

Subject: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: number 6
Date: 04 May 06 - 10:30 PM

This is pretty disturbing.

where is Iraq?

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