News, Survey Finds Teenagers Ignorant on Basic History and Literature Questions. (universities, literacy)

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Fewer than half of American teenagers who were asked basic history and literature questions in a phone survey knew when the Civil War was fought, and one in four said Columbus sailed to the New World some time after 1750, not in 1492.

Survey Finds Teenagers Ignorant on Basic History and Literature Questions - New York Times

[InformedConsent]

This confirms what we've already learned with the recently released study on how well college seniors know U.S. History.

College seniors know astoundingly little about America’s history, political thought, market economy and international relations.
Civic Literacy Report - Major Findings - Finding 1

Even at our country's most prestigious colleges and universities, where there are no excuses like 'bad parenting' and 'societal issues,' the seniors had a very poor grasp of American history and how it impacts political thought, our economy, and our foreign policy.

The problem starts way before these students get to Yale, Princeton, etc. The problem begins in our dumbed down K-12 system.

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The anti-intellectuals have taken over ... sigh