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James
Mar 25, 2010 11:28:17 GMT -5
Post by Producer on Mar 25, 2010 11:28:17 GMT -5
Here James will ask his question or make his statements to the final 2
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James
Mar 25, 2010 14:55:59 GMT -5
Post by James Zinkand on Mar 25, 2010 14:55:59 GMT -5
Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?
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James
Mar 25, 2010 16:05:38 GMT -5
Post by David Lane on Mar 25, 2010 16:05:38 GMT -5
Hey James! I believe my fellow South Carolinian said it best! She makes us so proud To add to this I definitely feel there has been a decline in our education system in America atleast. I have friends that go to other countries either for travel or volunteer work, and in some of the countries the idea of being able to go to school would be such a blessing in there eyes. Yet when I was in high school I remember seeing some kids just want to play on there cell phones and the thought of a... *gasp* 1 page paper makes them wonder why there teacher hated them. I feel for some students they lost the drive to learn. Some just begin to take things for granted, I know I do a lot even, I am actually three days late on a psych paper which I should just summarize the book chapter. Another theory I would have would be our reliance on technology. We can Google search what ever we want and it's assessable to us whenever we want it, so perhaps the ones tested to get that statistic generally rely on having ways to find the info instead of memorizing it beforehand. There's a quote I remember hearing in 9th grade about "I'd rather teach someone about where to find something than to make them memorize it." Something to that effect, I just tried searching for it on Google and can't LMAO *fail* It's a mix of those two things.
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James
Mar 26, 2010 0:34:58 GMT -5
Post by Producer on Mar 26, 2010 0:34:58 GMT -5
1 page paper makes them wonder why there teacher hated them. I think David just proved his own point. their*
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James
Mar 26, 2010 8:35:59 GMT -5
Post by David Lane on Mar 26, 2010 8:35:59 GMT -5
*blushes* uhh... that's me using irony... on purpose... yeah ;D
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James
Mar 26, 2010 22:45:59 GMT -5
Post by Erika Landin on Mar 26, 2010 22:45:59 GMT -5
Hey James
I blame pineapples...but that's just me...
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