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75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S.
news9.com ^
| 9/17/09
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Posted on 09/17/2009 10:02:45 AM PDT by Nachum
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today.
The survey was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in observance of Constitution Day on Thursday.
Brandon Dutcher is with the conservative think tank and said the group wanted to find out how much civic knowledge Oklahoma high school students know.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: 75; education; oklahoma; percent; publiceducation; publicschools; schools; students
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To: notaliberal
What are the two major political parities in the United States?
What is a political parity?
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posted on
09/17/2009 5:16:07 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(History books will read that Lincoln freed the slaves and Obama enslaved the free.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
The important question is whether they can put a condom on a banana.
122
posted on
09/17/2009 5:18:14 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(History books will read that Lincoln freed the slaves and Obama enslaved the free.)
To: Deo volente
That reminds me of a joke: Norman, Oklahoma is a drinking town with a football problem.
We will have an even bigger football problem if Stoops fails to coach our team to a national championship again this year. Go Sooners!
To: gitmo
Not on my post--you pinged the wrong person. I could guess what a political parity is but like your mother always told you "look it up in the dictionary that way you will remember."
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posted on
09/17/2009 7:22:14 PM PDT
by
notaliberal
(Right-wing extremist)
To: Nachum
I don’t believe that stat. Even amongst the denizens of the ghetto. That is WAY overboard.
To: luckystarmom
“Hes been in public and private school throughout the years, and I take the blame for not making sure he doesnt know simple US government.”
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Who should we blame for your use of the expression “He was like” rather than he asked. Maybe I sound like the grammar police but that has always grated on my nerves.
126
posted on
09/17/2009 7:43:22 PM PDT
by
RipSawyer
(Change has come to America and all hope is gone.)
To: RipSawyer
Actually, you would also be wrong. I was trying to describe both his look and his expression.
I probably should have said something like “He said with a blank face”.
To: Nachum
I was going to post this, glad I checked first.
10/10 for me, though I had to guess on the number of the Supremes.
And yes, the results seem to indicate we’re doomed. I would have assumed Oklahoma would have had pretty decent education. I wonder what the results would be like in California?
Thank you! Carter for your inspired creation of the Department of Education and all The Good it has spawned. NOT!
128
posted on
09/18/2009 2:30:26 PM PDT
by
altair
(I hope he fails)
To: Condor51
And that's why I think it should go back to only property owners being allowed to vote.That would help keep the system honest, but it's still not quite fair since Woodie blessed us with the IRS.
129
posted on
09/18/2009 5:17:59 PM PDT
by
altair
(Bring back the poll tax - if you paid net income taxes, you can vote, otherwise you cannot)
To: AuH2ORepublican
I just noticed that the responses to the question about the number of members of the U.S. Supreme Court add up to 100% (inclusive of dont know), and the responses include 12, 10, 9, 8, 6 and 5 (all with between 5% and 21% of responses) but not, say, 7 or 50 or some other number that dumb kids might guess.7 isn't dumb, neither is 11 as guesses go. When I went over the test I wasn't quite sure of the number of supremes. I knew it was odd and either 7 or 9, but 9 sounded better. The lack of any 7 or 11 responses shows they were just plain guessing. 12 responses may indicate some confusion, but ...
130
posted on
09/18/2009 5:27:21 PM PDT
by
altair
(Bring back the poll tax - if you paid net income taxes, you can vote, otherwise you cannot)
To: normanpubbie
131
posted on
09/18/2009 8:34:58 PM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
To: Nachum; erman; Lucky Dog; Steve Van Doorn
Mr. Van Doorn:
no, you are mistaken. It was a trick question and none of the multiple choice answers were correct.
Here is a link to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services citizenship test. All persons applying for citizenship are required to answer 10 questions that the examiner selects from the 100 questions asked on the test sheet.
You will note that the "trick question" you cited in post 131 is question number 70. Who knows -- maybe
all of the questions on the test are "trick questions."
Your assignment will be to download a copy of the test I linked and take it so you can determine the total number of "trick questions" there are on it. Then please get back to us with the total number of "trick questions."
Inquiring minds want to know.
To: normanpubbie
My wife did her masters thesis was on the citizenship test. I dont need to look at the test to know it was asked correctly. I know it is asked correctly.
If you go to the link I gave in post 131 the question isnt worded the way the US citizen test is given.
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posted on
09/19/2009 7:54:50 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
To: BnBlFlag
Well, at least 11% of em know which are the two major Parties in the U.S. 43%
To: Nachum
Liberal Union Teachers. Bet the kids all know about “Earth Day” - even if they can’t spell it...
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posted on
09/19/2009 8:07:09 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
( UNITED WAY SUPPORTS ACORN - - STOP DONATING - STOP SUPPORTING CRIMINALS)
To: normanpubbie
George Washington was the first president under our current constitution and is considered the "Father" of our country. I think he was probably the greatest head of state we've had.
Under the Articles of Confederation from what I can recall there were several others that were "president" prior to Washington.
If these questions are for general knowledge and culturally trying to unite us... then if everybody agrees that George Washington was the first president that we all culturally accept as our first president, then that's OK by me.
I suspect that maybe "Lincoln", "Jefferson". "Ben Franklin", or, "I don't know" may have been the responses given by the Oklahoma students.
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posted on
09/19/2009 8:09:24 AM PDT
by
erman
(Give a man a fire, warm him for one night. Set a man on fire, warm him for the rest of his life.)
To: Nachum
They ain’t dum! It’s jist nobody ever larned it to ‘em.
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posted on
09/19/2009 9:30:54 AM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
To: Doe Eyes
11% identified the Republican Party and the Communist Party as the two major Parties. That is the CORRECT answer!
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posted on
09/19/2009 11:21:30 AM PDT
by
BnBlFlag
(Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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