” I don’t think I have met one young graduate recently who could pass the finals for my high school in 1962, “
Some interesting reading, more-or-less on-topic....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2716113/posts
Know Your Government Test
Intercollegiate Studies Institute ^ | N/A | N/A
Posted on Friday, May 06, 2011 10:11:01 AM by engrpat
This test is not an easy one. It is a test of your civics knowledge. It is one of the better ones that I have seen. The website reports that college professors average about 55%. I find that odd. See the chart following the quiz that shows how our elected officials did.
I missed one on that quiz. As I took it I heard different voices: my mother, my fifth grade teacher, a high school history teacher (who was a last one hired first one fired victim and one of the best teachers I had), and my intro to poli sci professor.
Not only are students getting into “soft” majors by too large a margin, too many are expecting to work for some one else rather than take a risk as an entrepreneur. I think it’s increasingly rare to find some one willing to springboard into creativity, develop something and market it from the knowledge gained.
A good landscaping/grass cutting/snow removal business makes money. If the owner has an MA in English they should have some awesome press releases and maybe English classes for any employee that doesn’t speak English.
“This test is not an easy one.”
Ummm.....I don’t know what to say. It’s only ten questions, and IMO people should answer 4,000 questions like this just to eligible to vote.
“You answered 10 out of 10 correctly — 100.00 %”