MisterE-NYC
09-18-2009, 06:42 PM
75 percent? Really? 75%. These numbers are shameful.
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11141949
I love to hear everyone complain about all of this national junk, the administration, healthcare, jobs going over seas, wall street, and the list goes on. But before everyone gets so mad about that, do something for the state. Do you really think that with numbers like this anyone in the country listens to Oklahomans? This article makes me sad for Oklahoma.
Fix up the education in the state, then you will get respect from other states and politicians. Just goes to show no child was left behind...
But with 75% not knowing general information, it just makes Oklahoma look backward and uneducated. But on a funny note. 65% voted for McCain, 35% voted for Obama. Not to bring up old topics, but one set of the numbers are pretty close...
I guess it is no surprise that so many Oklahomans are Tea Partying, czaring, and calling socialism, Nazism, communism and everything in between. It is probably because the do not know what those mean. They just heard an entertainer on TV say some of these words, and they take it for truth, unable to think or research such topics. (this is a hit for anyone that takes Beck or his cohorts for truth. They are opinionated entertainers, not truth givers... oh, and same goes for lefties that believe Olbermann and his peeps shout the truth too. Entertainers are not News people... Make your own mind and own opinions, dont just follow what people that come from states that have better education systems say)
75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S.
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 1:17 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT
News9.com
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today.
The survey was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in observance of Constitution Day on Thursday.
Brandon Dutcher is with the conservative think tank and said the group wanted to find out how much civic knowledge Oklahoma high school students know.
The Oklahoma City-based think tank enlisted national research firm, Strategic Vision, to access students' basic civic knowledge.
"They're questions taken from the actual exam that you have to take to become a U.S. citizen," Dutcher said.
A thousand students were given 10 questions drawn from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services item bank. Candidates for U.S. citizenship must answer six questions correctly in order to become citizens.
About 92 percent of the people who take the citizenship test pass on their first try, according to immigration service data. However, Oklahoma students did not fare as well. Only about 3 percent of the students surveyed would have passed the citizenship test.
Dutcher said this is not just a problem in Oklahoma. He said Arizona had similar results, which left him concerned for the entire country.
"Jefferson later said that a nation can't expect to be ignorant and free," Dutcher said. "It points to a real serious problem. We're not going to remain ignorant and free."
Question % of Students Who Answered Correctly
What is the supreme law of the land? 28%
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 26%
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 27%
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court? 10%
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 14%
What ocean is on the east coast of the United States? 61%
What are the two major political parities in the United States? 43%
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? 11%
Who was the first President of the United States? 23%
Who is in charge of the executive branch? 29%
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11141949
I love to hear everyone complain about all of this national junk, the administration, healthcare, jobs going over seas, wall street, and the list goes on. But before everyone gets so mad about that, do something for the state. Do you really think that with numbers like this anyone in the country listens to Oklahomans? This article makes me sad for Oklahoma.
Fix up the education in the state, then you will get respect from other states and politicians. Just goes to show no child was left behind...
But with 75% not knowing general information, it just makes Oklahoma look backward and uneducated. But on a funny note. 65% voted for McCain, 35% voted for Obama. Not to bring up old topics, but one set of the numbers are pretty close...
I guess it is no surprise that so many Oklahomans are Tea Partying, czaring, and calling socialism, Nazism, communism and everything in between. It is probably because the do not know what those mean. They just heard an entertainer on TV say some of these words, and they take it for truth, unable to think or research such topics. (this is a hit for anyone that takes Beck or his cohorts for truth. They are opinionated entertainers, not truth givers... oh, and same goes for lefties that believe Olbermann and his peeps shout the truth too. Entertainers are not News people... Make your own mind and own opinions, dont just follow what people that come from states that have better education systems say)
75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S.
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 1:17 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT
News9.com
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today.
The survey was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in observance of Constitution Day on Thursday.
Brandon Dutcher is with the conservative think tank and said the group wanted to find out how much civic knowledge Oklahoma high school students know.
The Oklahoma City-based think tank enlisted national research firm, Strategic Vision, to access students' basic civic knowledge.
"They're questions taken from the actual exam that you have to take to become a U.S. citizen," Dutcher said.
A thousand students were given 10 questions drawn from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services item bank. Candidates for U.S. citizenship must answer six questions correctly in order to become citizens.
About 92 percent of the people who take the citizenship test pass on their first try, according to immigration service data. However, Oklahoma students did not fare as well. Only about 3 percent of the students surveyed would have passed the citizenship test.
Dutcher said this is not just a problem in Oklahoma. He said Arizona had similar results, which left him concerned for the entire country.
"Jefferson later said that a nation can't expect to be ignorant and free," Dutcher said. "It points to a real serious problem. We're not going to remain ignorant and free."
Question % of Students Who Answered Correctly
What is the supreme law of the land? 28%
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 26%
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 27%
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court? 10%
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 14%
What ocean is on the east coast of the United States? 61%
What are the two major political parities in the United States? 43%
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? 11%
Who was the first President of the United States? 23%
Who is in charge of the executive branch? 29%