USC Clueless Families?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I suspect a fair few of us can't point out all 50 states on a US map. So I suppose it evens out...

[alienlovechild 75]

What the hell do they teach in schools here.. lol Oh I forgot, no time to learn about the rest of the world in a system skewed to how awesome the country is.

A lot of American classes are based on the opposite premise. They instill the notion that students know nothing about the downsides of the U.S. so they focus on the negatives. It is true that not enough attention is focused on what goes on abroad but you see that even the news coverage.

[anitacastillo 0]

What the hell do they teach in schools here.. lol Oh I forgot, no time to learn about the rest of the world in a system skewed to how awesome the country is.

A lot of American classes are based on the opposite premise. They instill the notion that students know nothing about the downsides of the U.S. so they focus on the negatives. It is true that not enough attention is focused on what goes on abroad but you see that even the news coverage.

Did you go to elementary or secondary school in the US?

One should not assume . . .

[anitacastillo 0]

I take questions about where my husband is from as an opportunity to educate family, friends. I always feel they are curious, not malicious.

[alienlovechild 75]

What the hell do they teach in schools here.. lol Oh I forgot, no time to learn about the rest of the world in a system skewed to how awesome the country is.

A lot of American classes are based on the opposite premise. They instill the notion that students know nothing about the downsides of the U.S. so they focus on the negatives. It is true that not enough attention is focused on what goes on abroad but you see that even the news coverage.

Did you go to elementary or secondary school in the US?

One should not assume . . .

Yes, I went to school in the U.S. If you came out of school being taught how "awesome" the country is, then your experience was quite different from mine.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Yes, I went to school in the U.S. If you came out of school being taught how "awesome" the country is, then your experience was quite different from mine.

Ditto...

Oh and the United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain consists of Scotland, England, Wales, and a few other surrounding tiny islands.

And England consists of well...England.

Not so difficult if one takes the time to explain it.

Oh, but P.S. some from Scotland, Wales and Ireland don't like to be called British, even though they are... LOL

Edited February 2, 2009 by Sister Fracas

[Mo_Mati 2]

After having a stranger in public ask us if we were speaking "Mexican" and later pointing directly at my husband and asking "Well, is HE Mexican?" she was totally blown away when we said that he was actually from Chile. She pondered our claim for a while before responding "Is that like CHinese-Mexican?". How is one suppose to respond to that?

[Ontarkie 15,022]

I dont know about the other states but here in Arkansas when we went to enroll all of my kids we found out they dont teach geography anymore, they didnt know what to do with my kids geography credits

Edited February 2, 2009 by Ontarkie

[alienlovechild 75]

I'm not sure what you mean by "a lot," but any classroom that is teaching about the US in terms of general morality is doing their job poorly. You didn't happen to go to school in Kansas did you?

Better get with the program. Nobody is referring to morality and education. Try reading up a few posts to figure what's being discussed.

[Teacher Mark 53]

I suspect a fair few of us can't point out all 50 states on a US map. So I suppose it evens out...

Go see.

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

[Koakland 0]

Yes, I went to school in the U.S. If you came out of school being taught how "awesome" the country is, then your experience was quite different from mine.

Ditto...

Oh and the United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain consists of Scotland, England, Wales, and a few other surrounding tiny islands.

And England consists of well...England.

Not so difficult if one takes the time to explain it.

Oh, but P.S. some from Scotland, Wales and Ireland don't like to be called British, even though they are... LOL

I went to wikipedia to look it up yesterday and then posted my new found knowledge on thefacebook and all my friends were happy that I shared the info with them.

[Soancika+Brian 0]

If somebody doesn't know where my country is ,all they need to do just ask. I will do my best to explain where to find it,but don't try guessing...Oh Lithuania it's Transilvania right? Soo do you guys still have vapires in your country?...

[Shad and Dani 3]

If somebody doesn't know where my country is ,all they need to do just ask. I will do my best to explain where to find it,but don't try guessing...Oh Lithuania it's Transilvania right? Soo do you guys still have vapires in your country?...

The funny thing is that Halloween isn't really celebrated in the Balkans. I've been wanting to travel to Romania forever to see Dracula's castle, but Bulgarians could care less about going there. Plus they complain about all the Romanian gypsies

[Laura+Tom 2]

Yes, I went to school in the U.S. If you came out of school being taught how "awesome" the country is, then your experience was quite different from mine.

Ditto...

Oh and the United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain consists of Scotland, England, Wales, and a few other surrounding tiny islands.

And England consists of well...England.

Not so difficult if one takes the time to explain it.

Oh, but P.S. some from Scotland, Wales and Ireland don't like to be called British, even though they are... LOL

I worked with a Welsh guy, and whatever you did you didn't call him British!

[Brad and Vika 129]

If somebody doesn't know where my country is ,all they need to do just ask. I will do my best to explain where to find it,but don't try guessing...Oh Lithuania it's Transilvania right? Soo do you guys still have vapires in your country?...

The funny thing is that Halloween isn't really celebrated in the Balkans. I've been wanting to travel to Romania forever to see Dracula's castle, but Bulgarians could care less about going there. Plus they complain about all the Romanian gypsies

Actually, the Castle Bran (I think that is the name of Dracula's Castle) is really not that big a deal. Less than an hour to go through it, and hours to get there. And vampires in Lithuania? Too funny