That was YEARS past. When cursive, Civics and non-magic math, to name a few, were still part of the curriculum.
I can remember having to learn EVERY country, capital, mtn. range, river name, etc. in World Geography. I’ve seen too many ‘man on the street’ clips to hope govt schools today are even the SAME as then.
Again, when mom/dad/etc. have to write the check/month for the education of their brood, then, and ONLY then, will things start to improve. And I, for one, would surely love to have my own $$ back (since I have none currently).
“I can remember having to learn EVERY country, capital, mtn. range, river name, etc. in World Geography. I’ve seen too many ‘man on the street’ clips to hope govt schools today are even the SAME as then.”
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That’s how I learned also.
I knew those days were gone when a college student was asked to name the country north of the USA.
Her answer—Hawaii.
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