Tuesday, February 22, 2005

This is unbelievable!

I was saddened when I read this in today's Arizona Republic: A recent geographic literacy survey polled more than 3,000 18- to 24-year-olds in nine countries. The results: The United States came in second-to-last, ahead of Mexico. Eleven percent of young Americans couldn't locate their country on a world map. Gale Ekiss, co-coordinator for the Arizona Geographic Alliance, said a push for
[The Education Wonks]

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