[Vision2020] National perception of the Palouse

[thansen@moscow.com]

No.  I think that it is closer to that Hawaiian city in Nebraska;  Omaha 
(pronounced "Oh" - "Mah" - "Hah").

Tom Hansen

> 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.
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> >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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