Today's High School Students in the USA:
Less than 1/2 of them cannot identify the century when our Civil War happened.
One in four thought Columbus discovered America sometime after 1750.
One in three cannot name one right enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
Three out of four cannot name the first US President.
Two out of three do not know the length of term of a member of the House of Representatives.
Half cannot find Britain on a map.
One out of four cannot find America on a map.
When my oldest daughter, who is now a physician was in 9th grade in this once-great State of California, I asked her about the three branches of our Federal Government. She was clueless and told me she would take civics in her junior year in high school. I told her I learned about the three branches in 5th grade.
I knew then our education system was doomed and failing our children. That was 30 years ago. It is much worse now.
After four years and about $40,000, a student gets a college degree and a huge debt. Most of them after all of that did not even get the HS education I received. Many of them end up slinging burgers. Many jobs at minimum wage or a little more require a college education. Why? At least the companies who are hiring feel, the applicants can read and speak decent English is their answer.
What has happened here?
Farkel