Comments on: The Midwest: A History Lesson [Updated] http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/ A grad student blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tina http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4894 Tina Mon, 12 May 2008 01:57:47 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4894 OOoops! That was me in the above comment :) OOoops! That was me in the above comment :)

]]> By: Your name http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4893 Your name Mon, 12 May 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4893 Georgia is in the midwest....Gaaaaaaawd! A few days ago hubby was watching some quiz show. There was a question about which city in British Columbia would be hosting the Olympics. Every single contestant named a US city, and seemed to have to clue that BC is a Canadian Province. Georgia is in the midwest….Gaaaaaaawd!

A few days ago hubby was watching some quiz show. There was a question about which city in British Columbia would be hosting the Olympics.

Every single contestant named a US city, and seemed to have to clue that BC is a Canadian Province.

]]> By: Peter http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4892 Peter Sun, 11 May 2008 23:32:25 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4892 The problem can be summed up by Miss Teen South Carolina. As she so eloquently stated: "I personally believe the U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh...people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and...I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our..." The problem can be summed up by Miss Teen South Carolina. As she so eloquently stated: “I personally believe the U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh…people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and…I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our…”

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4891 Yvonne Sun, 11 May 2008 19:16:32 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4891 And now apparently <strong>Georgia</strong> is a Midwestern state. <strong>GEORGIA.</strong> And now apparently Georgia is a Midwestern state.

GEORGIA.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4890 Ryan Sun, 11 May 2008 08:02:49 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4890 *sigh* *sigh*

]]> By: Tina http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/politics/midwest/#comment-4889 Tina Sun, 11 May 2008 07:21:09 +0000 http://www.thoughtbubbles.org/?p=255#comment-4889 Part of the problem is that schools stopped teaching geography many years ago, so now we have people in the media that have no clue where things are located in their own country! Back in my day geography was taught as a subject in and of it's own during elementary school, and in middle school 7th grade Social Studies was nothing but geography. Now we have people that can't pick out states on a map and cannot name state capitals, the Great Lakes etc. etc. etc. Sad but true. Part of the problem is that schools stopped teaching geography many years ago, so now we have people in the media that have no clue where things are located in their own country!

Back in my day geography was taught as a subject in and of it’s own during elementary school, and in middle school 7th grade Social Studies was nothing but geography.

Now we have people that can’t pick out states on a map and cannot name state capitals, the Great Lakes etc. etc. etc.

Sad but true.

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