I don't even know what to say to this.

This is sad. Our education system at work.
 
Nothing sad about it.. There is a total loss of respect for the governmental/political system. The educational system is flawed yes but those same kids couldnt even tell you national geography much less world geography.
 
Soulzz I taught a lot of kids that were very well educated on government and society, so simply saying our education system at work is a cop out. Education is what is made of it; ie what the student, parents, and society makes of it. We are at a time (not unlike others) where education is derided by many but more necessary than just about any other time (I would argue more important due to the growth of communication and the end of living in isolation). One example: many schools (especially high schools) hire people who can coach a sport over those who have a real understanding of a subject. Why? Because we as a society too often value sports teams more than deep understanding of topics. I love sport, but it is secondary to educating kids. Unfortunately that is not always the case. Look at the money Texas high schools spend on football stadiums then look at the teacher requirements/pay and you will see one of the major issues affecting education. Much of that is why I ended up teaching at a private school -- they valued subject knowledge and education above all else. We all coached or were involved in after school activities, but teaching positions were filled by teachers first. Sports is but one example; there are many ranging from excuses from parents to bad teachers to shitty social/economic situations.

You want better education? Up the requirements for teacher education (as in maybe force teachers to actually have a subject area degree because the requirements to enter schools of education are among the lowest in academics) and couple that with increased pay. You will get better people teaching, but we must also stop deriding people for having an education. How many times do we hear someone called an intellectual as an insult? Take the current political environment: lots of people say things like I want a regular person (whatever that means -- I think that just means someone like the person saying it) to be elected. Guess what? If you give me a candidate with a degree in government, international relations, economics, or history (just to name a few) from a prestigious university or just a guy with no degree or a low level degree from a low level college I will almost always want the dude with the good education. Why? I want someone who knows what it is like to really have to bust his ass and someone that can understand complex domestic and international systems to represent me, not someone who makes it up as he goes along and has no knowledge of the development of the modern political, economic, and social systems of the world.
 
My point is that our education system is behind many other countries. Not what it used to be.

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I think it is exactly what it used to be, probably even better but other countries are flat out beating our ass when it comes to educating kids.
 
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