Unbelievable

[Dantheman62]

I really didn't know where to post this or even if I should post it. It's a video that blew me away about how uneducated some people are. It's really a shame and shows just how bad our education system is and how lost some are. It basically pi..sed me off and made me realize how some people just float through life, and won't have a chance when the SHTF, sad really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNg...ture=rec-HM-rn


Here's one on the british.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_mkw...eature=related

[Humble Janitor]

It seems faked or perhaps they only showed the most ignorant responders.

[Carmen]

These are genuine responses from 16 year olds

Geography
Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.

Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Sociology
Q: What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A: If you are buying a house, they will insist you are well endowed.

Q: In a democratic society, how important are elections?
A: Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election.

Biology
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.

Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.

Q: What is artificial insemination?
A: When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.

Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow. [He got an A]

Q: How are the main parts of the body categorised? (e.g. abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax, the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, O,U, and I.

Q: What is the Fibula?
A: A small lie.

Q: What does 'varicose' mean?
A: Nearby.

Q: What is the most common form of birth control?
A: Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium.

Q: Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean Section.'
A: The caesarean section is a district in Rome .

Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman emperor.

Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport

English

Q: What does the word 'benign' mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

Technology
Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab or Sheik wears on his head

These answers should give you a laugh, Dan. Not sure if they are from NZ, or where they are from.

[Carmen]

Uh uh Must have gotten excited. Sorry about the repeats!!!!!

[Mercuriel]

Check out Zeitgeist 1, Zeitgeist 2 - Addendum and Kymatica - Which are Movies that can be found on either Google or Youtube. They are very revealing...

Also - Check out this currently Banned White Paper by Kent Daniel Bentkowski Who predicted this Crash We are in back in 2005. He tells it pretty much like it is. I guess this is why His White Paper was Banned...

http://prernalal.com/banned%20books/...al%20Crash.pdf

[henners]

Thanks Mercuriel for that post. I have not seen that movie yet, Kymatica, just downloading now.

[Swanny]

There are a lot of stupid people out there
I talk to them sometimes, very entertaining, it's like the electricity has been cut off and there's no one home.
But people have always been stupid, it's not something new

[Swanny]

"OK do you want to make a stupid guess?"

[lemon69]

its a joke ,well if you call asking real people real questions,and getting dumb answers in return,hehe
its a clip from a great australian satire program called CNNNN, have a look at other episodes on you tube or on their web site , ,
aussies really have a great sence of humor.

[Steve_A]

Hi Dantheman62,

Nothing suprising, however it is a shame.

Ignorance is rife in any country, especially in the English speaking ones.

In general whenever a Brit or American go abroad they expect everybody to speak English. It's embarrasing. Can't they learn to speak at least pigeon French or something? At least try.

The British speak in three ways when they are abroad.

They initially speak English, if that is not understood, they shout English slowly and if that doesn't work they shout English slowly and wave their arms about. At the end of all that, if the Native still doesn't understand, they are deemed dumb f**** by the Brit. Go figure.

I can understand a youth getting basic questions wrong because of pressure from the camera, the need for an immediate response and also the thinking of, "Where's the catch in the question?", but adults and even mature adults really need to gen up a little about what's going on around them.

I suppose after a month of repeated doses of Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm and Eastenders, my brain would be turning to mush as well!

Still, at least we have Avalon to stretch and work out the neurons. Right?

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

I really didn't know where to post this or even if I should post it. It's a video that blew me away about how uneducated some people are. It's really a shame and shows just how bad our education system is and how lost some are. It basically pi..sed me off and made me realize how some people just float through life, and won't have a chance when the SHTF, sad really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNg...ture=rec-HM-rn


Here's one on the british.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_mkw...eature=related

[David]

Our lack of education for children woke me earlier this year and never realized it was this bad. I have a nephew that I rarely see and lives with his mother.

I received a phone call from him to resolves this debate between his mom and child X who is 14 years old, swore that our moon was mars. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and after 15 minutes of describing our planetary system to him, he finally gave up his argument. I'm still shocked to this day.

[Jack]

Human beings have an absolutely tremendous capacity for learning. You know how they say we only use between 5 and 10 percent of our brain? Well its true. And the thing is, its not a fact of that part of our brain being inaccesible its the simple fact that we are not thought how to use it.

Human beings are systematically thought how not to use that 90% portion of their brain and in the process are unaware that the methods of teaching employed by our 'educational' institutions are solely in place to ensure that we lock off that portion of our brain and only use a very limited section.

Simply put, we are trained into very limited brain functions which allow us to just 'get by' whilst ensuring that we never become as powerfull as our true potential allows.


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1895 TEST

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run.
5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7-10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.


Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $.20 per inch?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.


U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, and 1865?


Orthography (Time, one hour)

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.


Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of N.A.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.


Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895?
I seriously doubt there is anyone in America who could pass this simple test. Some professors could pass the subjects they have a doctorate in, but they would fail the rest.
This is absolute proof that the New World Odor Gang has succeeded in dumbing down the American people. Is it no wonder few Americans realize they are being led to the slaughter?



I know ive posted this before, but it really does warrant a repost.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Carmen

Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow. [He got an A]

[alyscat]

although education has been sliding downhill for some time, I do think one of our biggest problems now has been this desire for "accountancy" - so not only do children have to past standardized tests to get out of certain grade levels, instructors' salaries are based on their passing/scores. Which means that instructors now basically spend a great deal of time teaching the test. This was not a problem in the late 1800's
alys

[Dantheman62]

Good posts everybody, if it was meant to be funny I sure wasn't laughing. I was lucky to grow up and go to school in Minnesota which at the time was like 4th or 5th in the nation as far as education was concerned. I got C's and B's mostly and occasional D's and trust me when I say that I was far from being a 'good student', in fact I spent every break we got out in the parking lot smoking pot and drinking whatever, LOL! My point is that I could've answered most of those questions and I paid very little attention. And those older people who couldn't answer simple questions should be ashamed, I've always thought with age comes wisdom.

[Carmen]

Well Danthaman, your thread has prompted me to test for, and fill in the gaps in my own learning and also to teach my grandchildren some geography and general learning We can do this for our own children, fill in the gaps. Or some of them. Learning should be a lifetime experience.

Thanks

Carmen

[Czymra]

Q: How are the main parts of the body categorised? (e.g. abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax, the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, O,U, and I.

That is excellent!
But it also clearly points out that these test questions were given to children who didn't give a s**t about getting things right.
It's not about what they know, it's why they don't care.