[Vision2020] National perception of the Palouse

[Carl Westberg]

I actually kind of started this thread to make light of how our little 
corner of the world is perceived by the rest of the country.  But...I'm sure 
most of us know where Iraq is.  It's pretty close to Ohio.  Isn't it?        
                                                                             
                                                           Carl Westberg Jr.






>From: "Dale Courtney" <dmcourtn@moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] National perception of the Palouse
>Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:20:59 -0800
>
>Tom replied:
>
> > "We are about to go to war in Iraq and a recent test showed
> > the MAJORITY of
> > Americans could not locate Iraq on a world map.  Scary or what?"
> >
> > Very scary and very true.  The same thing could be said about
> > the mid-60's and
> > a country in Southeast Asia called Vietnam.
>
>ROTFL! You're worried about that!
>
>The latest release from the National Center for Education Statistics shows
>that:
>- Only 66% of the students could find their home state on a map of the US.
>- Only 55% could identify the Great Lakes (as distinguished on a multiple
>choice test from Hudson Bay, the Great Salt Lake, and the Gulf of
>California!).
>
>It only gets worse from there.
>
>Personally, I'd like to see our students able to identify the state they
>live in before worrying about where Iran/Iraq/Vietnam is.
>
>Having said all that, they *should* know where Vietnam is by the time they
>are in 4th grade!
>
><Off my American education rant...>
>
>Dale Courtney
>Moscow, Idaho
>
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