Don’t Know Much About History
Here’s something to make you feel warm and fuzzy about America:
There’s good news for American education. About three-quarters of residents — 74% — know the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. The bad news for the academic system — 26% do not. This 26% includes one-fifth who are unsure and 6% who thought the U.S. separated from another nation. That begs the question, “From where do the latter think the U.S. achieved its independence?” Among the countries mentioned are France, China, Japan, Mexico, and Spain.
I fondly remember my school days of learning about our great war of independence from China.
Tags: American History, WTF?
26% ? Roughly the percent that thought Bush was a good President. Hmmm…?
When my son’s sixth grade class went to DC and drove by the Capitol building, most of the kids shouted, “Look! There’s the White House.” At least the boy corrected his idiotic classmates.
Ho hum .No surprise here. The WHO sang about this in the early 70’s. WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN ? Every election since then ! “Meet the new BOSS,SAME as the OLD boss !”
We want you BIG BROTHER !!!!!!
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