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| In Test, Students Lack Geography Knowledge by Jeremy at 11:49 pm EDT, Jun 21, 2002 | |||
When given a map of the United States, 1 in 3 fourth-graders could not identify the state in which they lived and 16% of eighth-graders could not locate the Mississippi River. 40% of eighth-graders did not know that Florida is a peninsula. Only 61% of fourth-graders and 71% of eighth-graders knew that the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest. 50% of eighth-graders and 61% of seniors knew that Hinduism is the most widely practiced religion in India. Secretary of Education: "Teaching students to read is beneficial." [Duh!] People are stupid, and kids are people, too. | |||
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