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8th Grade Test From 1912 Shows How Far American Education Has Been Dumbed Down; Can You Take It?
Natural Blaze ^ | 07/14/15 | Kristan T. Harris

Posted on 07/16/2015 5:41:13 AM PDT by Enlightened1

A Kentucky 8th grade exam from 1912 was donated to the Bullitt County history museum. The questions feature the fundamental foundation of education that we seem to have lost due to the dumbing down of the American education system.

Now with the common core epidemic we can see our youth transformed by a cookie cut education system and a near total loss of critical and independent thinking.

If you can not read the fine print or zoom in, then here are some examples of 8th grade level testing in 1912.

1) Define the following terms of government: Democracy, Limited Monarchy, Absolute Monarchy, Republic. Give Examples of Each.

2) To what four governments are students in school subjected?

3) Name 5 county officers and the principal duties of each.

4) Give 3 duties of the president. What is meant by VETO power?

5) Give at least 5 rules to be observed in maintaining good health?

6) Define Cerebrum; Cerebellum

7) Name the organs of circulation.

8) How many parts of speech are there? Define each.

TAKE THE TEST BELOW!

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: 1912; 8th; grade; test
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1 posted on 07/16/2015 5:41:13 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Too hard. No pictures.


2 posted on 07/16/2015 5:42:38 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: Enlightened1

Hmmm...History: Name the last battle of the Civil War. We can’t have that now, can we? [sarc]


3 posted on 07/16/2015 5:46:37 AM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: Enlightened1

I’d love to see the common core version of this.


4 posted on 07/16/2015 5:47:13 AM PDT by YourAdHere (I just took a big Obama.)
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To: Enlightened1
99% of the test is irrelevant in the real world unless you are personally involved with the subject. It's all about learning to learn not temporary retention.

In eighth grade here in NYS, we took Regents in each of those subjects. We had to know a lot more than the 1912 test.

5 posted on 07/16/2015 5:49:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (s)
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To: Enlightened1

Many “top” inner city High Schoolers can’t get past 800 on the SAT.


6 posted on 07/16/2015 5:50:16 AM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Note: They had to WRITE their answers. Cursive, of course, has long since been discarded, along with anything and everything that educates the human mind.


7 posted on 07/16/2015 5:51:12 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Enlightened1
Please.
Education is a living, breathing discipline that has evolved since those days.
Education is now about political indoctrination, social engineering, junk science, common core, and promoting sexual promiscuity, and most especially promoting gay sex.
Oh, and costing lots and lots of money.
8 posted on 07/16/2015 5:53:58 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: Enlightened1

later


9 posted on 07/16/2015 5:54:28 AM PDT by ElayneJ
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To: Enlightened1

Well, concerning the question about defining the various types of government (democracy, limited monarchy, absolute monarchy and republic) and giving an example of each, you could mention Obama’s rule as an example of absolute monarchy. Seriously, my grandfather and his older brother probably learned more in the one room schoolhouse they went to in rural Ontario over one hundred years ago than the little twits who go to these appalling places, particularly in California, that dare to call themselves universities. I’d dare say others here could easily express similar sentiments.


10 posted on 07/16/2015 5:55:05 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("Keeping your stick down used to be a commandment, but not anymore" Harry Sinden, 1988)
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To: Sacajaweau

Irrelevant? How is it “IRRELEVANT” to LEARN and RETAIN the HISTORY, LAWS, POLITICAL STRUCTURE, CIVIC DUTIES and other subjects that form an educated,informed, and responsible citizen? Those who deny history are bound to repeat it. Evidence today!


11 posted on 07/16/2015 5:56:00 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: YourAdHere
I’d love to see the common core version of this.

"Yo! what you be called on da street?"

12 posted on 07/16/2015 5:56:51 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Sacajaweau

“It’s all about learning to learn not temporary retention.”

You can’t learn anything without learning facts. Would you prefer to go to a doctor who has only learned how to learn?


13 posted on 07/16/2015 5:58:06 AM PDT by odawg
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To: ShadowAce

Copied off net:

AMERICAN INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY FINAL EXAM
Name:
Alias:
Gang:
__________________________________________________ _________________
1> Johnny has an AK-47 with a 40 round clip. If he misses 6 out of ten shots & shoots 13 rounds at every drive-by shooting, how many drive-by shootings can he attend before he has to reload? What is the maximum number of people he can hit?

2> Jose’ has 2 ounces of cocaine. He sells a 8-ball to Ricky for $320, & 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram. How many ounces does he have left? What is the street value of the remaining coke?

3> Rufus is pimping three girls. If his cut is $65 per trick, how many tricks will each girl have to turn so Rufus can support his $800 per day crack habit?

4> Jerome wants to cut his 1/2 lb. of heroin to make 20% more profit. How many ounces will he need?

5> Willie gets $200 for stealing a BMW, $50 for a Chevy, & $100 for a 4x4. If he has stolen 2 BMW’s & three 4x4’s, how many Chevy’s will he have to steal to make $1000?

6> Raoul is serving 6 years in prison for murder. He was paid $10,000 for the hit. If his common-law wife is spending $100 per month, how much money will be left when he gets out of prison (w/ time off for good behavior/overcrowding) & how many years will he get for killing the b1tch that spent his money?

7> If the average spray can covers 22 square feet & the average letter is 8 square feet, how many letters can a tagger spray if he steals 3 full cans of paint & finds 1 can of paint 1/3 empty?

8> Hector knocked up 6 of the girls in his gang. There are 28 girls in the gang. What percentage of the girls has Hector knocked up?

9> Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for $7.50 per night. She gets $234 per month welfare for each child. If her $325 per month rent goes up 15%, how many more children should she have to keep up with her expenses?

10> Salvador was arrested for dealing crack & his bail was set at $25,000. If he pays a bail bondsman 12% & returns to Mexico, how much money will he lose by jumping bail?


14 posted on 07/16/2015 5:58:53 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Enlightened1

“To what four governments are students in school subjected?”

OK...Federal, State and County. What else? Not City, because not all areas are incorporated. And that would especially be true in 1912. I’m gobsmacked....


15 posted on 07/16/2015 5:59:26 AM PDT by JoeDetweiler
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To: Enlightened1
For those of us that don't see so good anymore

16 posted on 07/16/2015 6:02:13 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: JoeDetweiler

Township.


17 posted on 07/16/2015 6:05:17 AM PDT by madison10 (If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter)
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To: Enlightened1

#7 in the Grammar section mentions the Lord. Imagine the fits that would cause today.


18 posted on 07/16/2015 6:08:28 AM PDT by needmorePaine
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To: Enlightened1

Yes, but can those children compete with today’s public school student in ways to safely engage in sodomy, the difference between transgender and transexual, or why merely being white automatically makes one a racist? See, those are the really important issues of the day. /s


19 posted on 07/16/2015 6:08:29 AM PDT by LouAvul (Venal and evil people are destroying the world you live in.)
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To: Enlightened1

— Name three rights given Congress by the Constitution —

Trick question.

Rights are not given to Congress by the Constitution. Powers are conferred to Congress by the Constitution. A power is granted, a right is inherent. For individuals only, the Constitution guarantees inherent rights and also enumerates some rights.


20 posted on 07/16/2015 6:09:20 AM PDT by DevNulled
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