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If they had time to study the material like the people the test was written for, pretty easily. Since these subjects and questions don't really contain knowledge that is applicible any more it is unlikely they studied it. If people were surprised by obscure questions involving memorization that was even part of their own childhood, many people would fail it. That is the point of the show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader."
Education and intelligence are more than simple memorization. You aren't dumber than a kid that just spent weeks memorizing the provinces of Canada if you get surprised on the street and demanded to name the provinces and can't. Anyone that thinks people are less educated now because they can't calculate how many bales of hay fit in a wagon needs to have a mental evaluation or is special needs.
Our current education system is wonderful!
Look at the thousands of fast food workers who went on strike yesterday.
Years ago, the FF industry placed pictures on the cash registers because most of the employees couldn't add or subtract.
Hand a cashier a ten dollar bill and a dime for a bill of five dollars and six cents.....most will have a dear in the headlights look.
Before they are allowed to graduate, I'd rather see all High School kids pass the same citizenship test given to people who want to become American citizens. If they can't pass it, they can't graduate.
Ok, here is a 7th and 8th grade math exam given this year in Kansas.
Oh, and no calculator is allowed on this section of the exam.....enjoy!
What is the value of [(16)^1/2]^1/2 ?
A. -2 B. 2 C. 1/2 D. 4 E. None of the above
Simplify: [16 – (42 – 2 x 3)^2] / (2 – 3)
A. -36 B. 1 C. -6 D. 84 E. None of the above
Add: 2 (18)^0.5 + 8^0.5
A. 2 26 B. 8 2 C. 5 3 D. 4 13 E. None of the above
Which number property is used in –(2x – 5) to simplify the expression to –2x + 5 ?
A. Commutative Property of Addition B. Commutative Property of Multiplication
C. Associative Property of Multiplication D. Distributive Property
E. None of the above
Why, because you said so? This is an old email chain letter that has been altered and rehashed over and over again since 1999. Geez, look it up if you don't believe me. It looks like something my grandpa would send me.
Perhaps you should actually read the snopes review you mentioned before you make any more fool of yourself.
What's wrong with knowing geography, having the ability to solve math without a computer, and understanding our the basics of how our government works? Understanding how to find the answer using a computer does not necessarily mean one is intelligent.
You're right, it's totally outrageous that kids these days don't know anything about Aspinwolf and Orinoco. Society as we know it is falling apart.
Anyone who knows anything knows that memorization isn't knowledge. Back in high school I could ace every Spanish vocab quiz you threw at me, but I didn't remember any of the words by the following week. If anything, we should be complaining that our education system is still so focused on meaningless memorization like this quiz.
What's wrong with knowing geography, having the ability to solve math without a computer, and understanding our the basics of how our government works? Understanding how to find the answer using a computer does not necessarily mean one is intelligent.
There's nothing wrong with those things, but they aren't exactly very useful either. When you're doing higher level math, you're better off not wasting time doing every little calculation. I love geography, but its practical applications are few and far between. The basics of our government is fairly important, I'll agree with you there.
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