Did he also inform them that Alaska is the only state from which you can see Russia? I'm sure that would have elicited gales of laughter!
Gambell, Alaska. Those blue mountains across the water are in Russia.
Someone mentioned Alaska. Every single one of those girls believed Alaska was an island off the coast of southern California.
No joke. They were adamant. They laughed at our son who said Alaska was connected to Canada way up north.
The girls laughed again. They couldn't believe he was so dumb about geography. They reminded him of the maps in their history books that showed Hawaii and Alaska in boxes to the bottom left of the 48 states.
They want our kids stupid and compliant.
RE: “Our son was talking with four girls, all of them smart, from good homes and attending well-respected colleges....”
Totally wonderful addition. I laughed so hard I almost forgot how sad all this is...
Your story reminds me of a generalization I think about a lot: if somebody doesn’t teach you, you don’t know. QED: schools have to teach and teach again. It’s clear in this case that these girls never saw a wall map of the world. Nobody ever pointed to this map, and said, “Note that Alaska is way up here....They call us the Lower 48...”
Did he also inform them that Alaska is the only state from which you can see Russia? I'm sure that would have elicited gales of laughter!
Gambell, Alaska. Those blue mountains across the water are in Russia.
Apparently school budget cuts mean no more globes or Mercator maps.
A father heard his son or one of his friends mention the tigers in the jungles of Africa.
He told them there were no tigers in Africa.
One of the kids: Where did they all go?
Of course, all of them have home schooled at least a year ...