tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post9116839305512964423..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Independence Day Poll Shows a Shocking Collapse of America's Educational SystemBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-44124985416971223452011-07-05T19:35:05.787-04:002011-07-05T19:35:05.787-04:00@ChrisV82 - I forgot about the 76'ers. Great ...@ChrisV82 - I forgot about the 76'ers. Great point!Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-15107200344709307792011-07-05T16:27:19.555-04:002011-07-05T16:27:19.555-04:00You would think young people would get this. I mea...You would think young people would get this. I mean, they named a basketball team after the year, that should make it easy!<br /><br />Maybe the people under 30 are just confusing the year we declared our independence with the year England acknowledged our independence. Of course, considering 1 in 4 Americans don't know England is the country we separated from, that's probably hoping too much.ChrisV82https://www.blogger.com/profile/14248801509262715309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-85216499943891892212011-07-04T14:20:55.229-04:002011-07-04T14:20:55.229-04:00@bmerson - that is certainly the optimistic way of...@bmerson - that is certainly the optimistic way of looking at it, and I really wish you were right. Unfortunately, my observations of many of the young adults who live around here in the DC area (and we have lots of them), makes it hard for me to believe it.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-54409870158452539552011-07-04T13:30:23.835-04:002011-07-04T13:30:23.835-04:00At first glance, I find this truly depressing. My ...At first glance, I find this truly depressing. My initial reaction is that your explanation is probably correct, that the educational system has completely abandoned anything that isn't on a standardized math/english test.<br /><br />However, as I thought about it, another possible way to look at it came to mind. Perhaps this reflects a younger generation that has basically recognized that America, in its current political form, is a failed experiment. As such, they've chosen not to spend their time learning about things that didn't work.<br /><br />Like I said, I suspect the former is a more likely explanation, but I thought the latter was an interesting thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-60255809338236180752011-07-04T12:31:06.623-04:002011-07-04T12:31:06.623-04:00@Wendy - that is hilarious! :)@Wendy - that is hilarious! :)Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-52188844745270600542011-07-04T10:48:33.691-04:002011-07-04T10:48:33.691-04:00Here is a link to the actual poll and how it was c...Here is a link to the actual poll and how it was conducted.<br /><br />http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/misc/usapolls/US110615/July%204th/Complete%20July%201,%202011%20USA%20Marist%20Poll%20Release%20and%20Tables.pdf<br /><br /><br />Certainly makes for an interesting read...... oh and out of curiosity i asked my lads what was the year America Declared it's independence from Britain.... and they both got it right.<br /><br />But i guess we don't count being not American. LOL! (I was honestly curious).Redreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945189047249283578noreply@blogger.com