I have read many articles which show studies and test scores that show that students in other countries are scoring higher than students in the U.S. I usually get offended by these because I irrationally think it is a personal attack on my teaching abilities. HOWEVER...I do tend to see some things that make me think we might not be the "sharpest tools in the shed"...my evidence is as follows...
1. A student was very surprised to learn that Dallas was in the same time zone as Omaha...to say Geography was not her strong suit would be an understatement.
2. This same student actually asked who the KKK was...it was on the news and was also on her upcoming history test and she didn't know...then when she saw a photo of some KKK members with the white sheets, she said, "Oh...that's the KKK...I've seen them before." So, now we can add history to her list of "things she knows nothing about."
3. Same student..."What is aloop? You know...when people run to Vegas to get married..." (The ding-dong meant "elope.")
To make matters worse...these are just the ones that have happened in the last week or so...and she is not alone in her cluelessness...if that is even a word.
Which leads me to just one question...Are you kidding me?!?!? I will say one thing...it does give me a reason to chuckle on occasion...and does make me feel like a genius. :)
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