Episode 127: How far do we let the schools fall?? (Wed. , Dec. 6, 2023)

Let's Fix Education / by Bruce Deitrick Price

American K-12 drifts ever downward. If you doubt that, this podcast is for you.

(Spoken or transcript. America needs to hear/read this. Pass it on.)
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Try these Q&A sites for unsettling encounters with young Americans
who don't know how many states are in the United States. Etc. Etc.

THIS IS ACTUALLY SCARY...Gen-Z knows NOTHING!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmT1Q3XXNM&t=24s
How our youth knows nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu7RXlIEbog&t=126s
Gen-Z Can't Answer the Most Basic Questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2oMv93EUpY
NOTE: these sites began at least 20 years ago with Jay Leno, who was said to go Jaywalking. Later, Mark Dice and Jesse Watters did many more. Right now we have an outburst of new talent, each coming up with new questions. Search generic phrases about the state of American students and you will find many more videos.
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-------------COMMENTS LEFT BY PEOPLE LOOKING AT THESE SITES----
"The questions where the answer is in the question ("When was the war of 1812 fought?") being answered incorrectly truly do break my heart..."

"As a veteran I’m appalled I lost men in combat to defend this..."

"I'm 70 and have been through a lot, but swear to God, this is the first time in my life that I've been speechless for an entire five minutes. This is beyond pathetic, it's beyond hopeless... it's a living nightmare... And the nightmare of this nightmare is: They. Will. Reproduce."

"When you dumb down the people in society, like these individuals, it makes it so much easier to manipulate them. It is essentially why society is in the state that it is in."

"As someone in Gen Z, this is both absolutely hilarious how stupid these people are, but also incredibly sad and depressing knowing most of the people have made it through grade school, possibly in college. I laughed and cried but there were mostly tears and disappointment. I’m so sorry for them This is just sad, man."

"Imagine a time period when you have all the information you could ever need at your fingertips and you end up like this."

"it always breaks my heart to see the state of human intelligence."

NOTE: the question "Where is the Panama Canal?" has been on these sites for years. An astonishing number of people do not know the answer.

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