Why are Americans so stunningly ignorant?

RightSideNews.com ^ | 11 Nov., 2014 | Bruce Deitrick Price

[NorthMountain]

if there was an immigration EO.

Until yesterday, I'd have said "yes", because Bam-Bam said so.

Turns out, apparently, Bam-Bam was lying about that, too.

[JRandomFreeper]

For cooks (like me) that fact check, it was obvious on the 20th of November that there was none.

FR used to be about fact checking.

/johnny

[Responsibility2nd]

Peruvia.

One of the 57 states, right?

[Sirius Lee]

Well,.....what’s the answer?

Well the Italians revolted first and then the war between the Senatorial vs Optimates forces followed.

[stormhill]

Incompetence and failure are rewarded

This is the key. From our perspective, ignorance is prima facie evidence of failure in the educational system; from the perspective of the liberal establishment, it's proof of success.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Kids today are shocked to find out that many colleges actually want them to LEARN something in school. Well over half of all students who begin college have to take remedial math and English before they can continue in school.

[Stormdog]

“Unbelievable”

He must hang out with Senior Year history major from one of our State Universities who regaled my friends and me with his stunning take on the CHINESE attack at Pearl Harbor...

[huldah1776]

When you live for today, the moment, in your own fantasy world which only exists in your mind with no absolute truth (premise for today’s education), what other consequences are to be expected?

[JRandomFreeper]

And I've got to work 'Percy Jackson' into my greek language lessons so the 14 year olds associate the trident of Posideon with the greek letter psi.

I'll quit complaining now. The kids do know that letter, though....

/johnny

[Tenacious 1]

Well,.....what’s the answer?

What difference does it make? It's in the past. It's old news. Let it go.

[SkyDancer]

I just found out that my birthday is the same day I was born. Life is crazy. Also, why don't women have to take a DNA test to see if it's theirs?

Some of life's questions that go unanswered.

[gdani]

Schools - public, private, charter, etc - are stuck in methods of teaching that became outdated in the mid-1990s when the Internet became widespread in American society.

We still teach students to memorize useless facts for standardized tests when almost all the info they could want is available at the click of a button.

We should be teaching them how to properly look for info online & how to judge what is credible vs. not credible, among other reforms.

Give them the basics/core classes & knowledge until, say, 6th grade. Then totally revamp how kids are taught, making it more appropriate/relevant for the 21st century, following that.

[Uncle Miltie]

What’s a TV?

;-)

[skeeter]

Easy. Public educators.

[NorthMountain]

I’m slow ...

But I get there.

[SkyDancer]

And then Germany bombed Pearl Harbor leading to America fighting in Vietnam.

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

RE: “Well,.....what’s the answer?”

In a few words, emphasize facts and knowledge. Laugh at these professors and their sophistries.

[Jacquerie]

Okay.

[txnativegop]

"Instilling in them the habit of looking things up is another matter. I always try to do this. But that habit, it seems to me, comes naturally when the habit of thought is acquired. And this, to my mind is the ultimate purpose of higher education: to encourage students by whatever means to activate their minds—to think logically, critically and imaginatively." from the original article. The professor was simply trying to get the kid to Think before speaking.

[Tenacious 1]

If you want stunning, ask a bunch of freepers if there was an immigration EO.

Lol. The lazy SOB doesn't even have to put his EOs in writing anymore. He just "deems" them issued as decrees from an emperor for others to record and enforce. His spoken word is good enough for enforcement. "I AM THE LAW!"