migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
Actually after some conversations on here yesterday, I really believe this. So many people I seem to be encountering lately are completely unable to think for themselves. They are unable to make logical decisions. They are unable to research facts and history. They don't know their history. It's absolutely pathetic.
If the forums aren't enough of an example of the truth in this study, I was channel surfing on Sunday and saw Chris Wallace interviewing Lew. Wallace presented facts and figures from history and Lew replied "the history is wrong". WTF? I just gave up on the tv after that.
US adults are dumber than the average human | New York Post
Excerpt:
Among the other findings:
-Japan, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Flanders-Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Korea all scored significantly higher than the United States in all three areas on the test.
-The average scores in literacy range from 250 in Italy to 296 in Japan. The US average score was 270. (500 was the highest score in all three areas.) Average scores in 12 countries were higher than the average US score.
-The average scores in math range from 246 in Spain to 288 in Japan. The US average score was 253, below 18 other countries.
-The average scores on problem solving in technology-rich environments ranged from 275 in Poland to 294 in Japan. The US average score was 277, below 14 other countries.
If the forums aren't enough of an example of the truth in this study, I was channel surfing on Sunday and saw Chris Wallace interviewing Lew. Wallace presented facts and figures from history and Lew replied "the history is wrong". WTF? I just gave up on the tv after that.
US adults are dumber than the average human | New York Post
Excerpt:
Among the other findings:
-Japan, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Flanders-Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Korea all scored significantly higher than the United States in all three areas on the test.
-The average scores in literacy range from 250 in Italy to 296 in Japan. The US average score was 270. (500 was the highest score in all three areas.) Average scores in 12 countries were higher than the average US score.
-The average scores in math range from 246 in Spain to 288 in Japan. The US average score was 253, below 18 other countries.
-The average scores on problem solving in technology-rich environments ranged from 275 in Poland to 294 in Japan. The US average score was 277, below 14 other countries.