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antryg 11-23-2002 12:03 AM

I got 19/20, missing the one on population of the US. I guess it's just crowded where I live and I projected that for the whole country. The actual geography questions were all pretty easy. The school system that I went through had geography all through elementary and jr. high school with the option to take it in high school.

The problem may be that most schools today are teaching so much more (topic-wise) and doing it at younger and younger ages that no class goes into enough depth or lasts long enough for the students to learn and retain the information. Everyone seems to be studying for the test. Learn facts, take tests, clear mind.

purre 11-23-2002 12:07 AM

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Originally posted by antryg:
. Everyone seems to be studying for the test. Learn facts, take tests, clear mind.
Thats right,it is the easiest way,so why would anyone really bother?
It ia a pity that kids dont see that untill it is too late.

Azred 11-23-2002 12:17 AM

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Originally posted by Jeffi0:
I won that tiger from your sig at Wonderland a couple years back. (Obviously not the exact same tiger, but the same product)
<font color = lightgreen> [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] The tiger on <font color = white>TJ's</font> lap is real.... [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]

Well, I got a 19 out of 20 (as if that were a surprise). If you pick a small enough selection of questions on any topic you'll find a vast majority of people score poorly. Oh, well...that just shows skewed testing methods.

Not to nitpick too terribly much, but an IQ of 180 has an instance of about 1 in 3,500,000 people....</font>

[ 11-23-2002, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: Azred ]


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