Eighth Grade Exam for Bullitt County Schools in 1912

Started by walkstall, September 11, 2013, 01:45:54 PM

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walkstall

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I'd say maybe 20% of recent public high school graduates could pass this grade school test -- and those students learned whatever they learned at home.

But give a test on the "subjects" of Global Warming and Economic Justice, and you'll see nothing but A's.

No basic skills in science or mathematics.  No ability whatsoever to think any subject through for themselves from the bottom up.  Which means they have no capacity to rationally question anything; all they "know" are the conclusions that've been drummed into them. 
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walkstall

Quote from: kopema on September 11, 2013, 06:11:01 PM
I'd say maybe 20% of recent public high school graduates could pass this grade school test -- and those students learned whatever they learned at home.

But give a test on the "subjects" of Global Warming and Economic Justice, and you'll see nothing but A's.

No basic skills in science or mathematics.  No ability whatsoever to think any subject through for themselves from the bottom up.  Which means they have no capacity to rationally question anything; all they "know" are the conclusions that've been drummed into them.


They tell me robots are very easy to work with.   :ohmy:
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.- James Freeman Clarke

Always remember "Feelings Aren't Facts."

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Quote from: walkstall on September 11, 2013, 06:45:37 PM

They tell me robots are very easy to work with.   :ohmy:

They don't join unions, don't argue assignments, don't sleep on the job, are not late for work or take off a day because they feel like it. You don't have to cut their hours to afford Obamacare, and best of all, don't waste time discussing "economic justice".