Thursday, November 20, 2008

Hey, wasn't I just saying this?

Yep. We be dumb.
"From high-school dropouts to college graduates to elected officials, Americans are "alarmingly uninformed" about the USA's history, founding principals and economy — knowledge needed to participate wisely in civic life, says a report scheduled to be released Thursday."
No wonder we'll vote for any dude in a suit and tie.

More on the Third Intercollegiate Studies Institute Report on Civic Literacy here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Of course, the answer to these "students are so dumb" studies is always the same: Mo Money.

Splash said...

Seems to be the answer to everything these days, huh?