Comments on: Hint: They’re On Each Side of Iran… http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/ The Blog of Family Research Council Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rusty Lopez http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Rusty Lopez Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:31:53 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-117 Suricou, Okay, yeah, that would be cause for confusion. Here's a reference point: 6th grade ~ 11 years old. This post reminded me of a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/02/geog.test/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN article</a> (and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/us/0605/geography.quiz/frameset.exclude.html" rel="nofollow">interactive test</a>) which reported that nearly two-thirds of Americans, 18 - 24 years of age, couldn't find Iraq on a map. It's a sad situation. Suricou,

Okay, yeah, that would be cause for confusion. Here’s a reference point: 6th grade ~ 11 years old.

This post reminded me of a CNN article (and interactive test) which reported that nearly two-thirds of Americans, 18 – 24 years of age, couldn’t find Iraq on a map. It’s a sad situation.

]]> By: Suricou Raven http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Suricou Raven Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:16:39 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-116 Sorry, we dont have grades over here :> Our school system has years instead, and they dont match up. Sorry, we dont have grades over here :> Our school system has years instead, and they dont match up.

]]> By: Rusty Lopez http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Rusty Lopez Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:45:06 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-115 Suricou, Yes, while she found none, she knew the area of the map (of the world) they were in. Maybe you didn't catch it, but she is in the 6th grade and not a university student. Also, I was wrong about her having learned middle east geography in 4th grade... it was in the 2nd grade. Context, Suricou - it matters. Suricou,

Yes, while she found none, she knew the area of the map (of the world) they were in. Maybe you didn’t catch it, but she is in the 6th grade and not a university student. Also, I was wrong about her having learned middle east geography in 4th grade… it was in the 2nd grade.

Context, Suricou – it matters.

]]> By: John http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-114 John Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:32:43 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-114 I just asked my son and my wife to identify Iraq and Afghanistan on a blank map. They both got it wrong, or so I thought. Actually it was me who got it wrong. I identified Syria as Iraq. I just asked my son and my wife to identify Iraq and Afghanistan on a blank map. They both got it wrong, or so I thought.

Actually it was me who got it wrong. I identified Syria as Iraq.

]]> By: Suricou Raven http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Suricou Raven Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:41:41 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-113 "What we need are parents who teach at home, and more important parents who teach their children to want to learn." On geography, I expect the parents would score even worse. Same on most other subjects... they will be very good at whatever field they work in, but for everything else just have to go on some barely-remembered lessons from decades ago and whatever the textbooks say. Rusty: Of the two countries you asked her to find, she found none. The only good thing I see is that she was willing to admit ignorance of the location of Afghanistan, rather than just point and hope. Its just an effect of TV. The countries are in the news often, yes, but TV news disassociates things from geography. Places blur together. “What we need are parents who teach at home, and more important parents who teach their children to want to learn.”

On geography, I expect the parents would score even worse. Same on most other subjects… they will be very good at whatever field they work in, but for everything else just have to go on some barely-remembered lessons from decades ago and whatever the textbooks say.

Rusty: Of the two countries you asked her to find, she found none. The only good thing I see is that she was willing to admit ignorance of the location of Afghanistan, rather than just point and hope.

Its just an effect of TV. The countries are in the news often, yes, but TV news disassociates things from geography. Places blur together.

]]> By: Rusty Lopez http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Rusty Lopez Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:06:51 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-112 After reading this I called my homeschooled 6th grader in and asked her if she could find Iraq and Afghanistan on the blank world map we use. She pointed to Afghanistan, saying it was Iraq, and then claimed not to know the exact location of Afghanistan. Not too bad, I suppose, considering she last studied middle east geography two years ago (this year it's Asia). After reading this I called my homeschooled 6th grader in and asked her if she could find Iraq and Afghanistan on the blank world map we use. She pointed to Afghanistan, saying it was Iraq, and then claimed not to know the exact location of Afghanistan. Not too bad, I suppose, considering she last studied middle east geography two years ago (this year it’s Asia).

]]> By: John http://www.frcblog.com/2007/02/hint-theyre-on-each-side-of-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-111 John Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:34:38 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=95#comment-111 What we need are parents who teach at home, and more important parents who teach their children to want to learn. What we need are parents who teach at home, and more important parents who teach their children to want to learn.

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