how can people misinterpret simple information ?

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Despite all the money spent on education, almost half of the students are still below average.

Just the other day at a family gathering a cousins stepson who is in AP history thought that Christopher Columbus was from Columbia. He had no idea why WWII or WWI was fought or why we celebrate the 4th of July nor who King George was.

I think a blood vessel in my brain exploded but that might have been because while this conversation was held I firmly gripped my fork and it made my hand go numb. I might need a CT scan. But I did manage to give a brief history of the world from Renaissance to modern times.

Below is a simple visual guide to my reaction;

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Just the other day at a family gathering a cousins stepson who is in AP history thought that Christopher Columbus was from Columbia. He had no idea why WWII or WWI was fought or why we celebrate the 4th of July nor who King George was.

I think a blood vessel in my brain exploded but that might have been because while this conversation was held I firmly gripped my fork and it made my hand go numb. I might need a CT scan. But I did manage to give a brief history of the world from Renaissance to modern times.

Below is a simple visual guide to my reaction;

He probably learned the most important parts taught now in history, like the USA is evil, and capitalism is bad.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by em2nought

He probably learned the most important parts taught now in history, like the USA is evil, and capitalism is bad.

No he didn't say any of that he just didn't know much. He plans on joining the military so obviously if he where taught that the US was evil he either doesn't believe it or has a rebellious personality.

What school are your young relatives going to? Berkeley?

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Just the other day at a family gathering a cousins stepson who is in AP history thought that Christopher Columbus was from Columbia. He had no idea why WWII or WWI was fought or why we celebrate the 4th of July nor who King George was.

I think a blood vessel in my brain exploded but that might have been because while this conversation was held I firmly gripped my fork and it made my hand go numb. I might need a CT scan. But I did manage to give a brief history of the world from Renaissance to modern times.

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