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Nudder study showing how ignorant Americans really are

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02-16-2014 12:05 PM

One in four Americans think the Sun revolves around the Earth.
Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!
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jar
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02-16-2014 1:29 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by Phat
02-16-2014 1:19 PM

Phat writes:
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I think that education is important, but many people dont value anything much beyond basic reading.
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Which is why the US is no longer among the First (and maybe even the Second) World Nations.
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But don't worry, the Civilized Nations will always need folk to cut the grass, wait on tables, collect the trash ...
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02-18-2014 12:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 31 by Phat
02-18-2014 12:21 PM

Re: R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Really?
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We couldn't teach US kids that the period they lived in was an aberration simply due to the location of the US?
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