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[quote=Anonymous]There is all kinds of background knowledge the key issue is what types of background knowledge will hold you back.  I know nada about planting anything other than I tend to kill things.  Not a problem while I have grocery stores becomes a big problem if I need to subsist on what I can grow.  The problem is that there is very little agreement on what is needed.

Here is an interesting example of a school in NY looking at basic things there kids don't know.

A Field Trip to a Strange New Place: Second Grade Visits the Parking Garage

Several times a month they take what are known as field trips to the sidewalk. In early February the second graders went around the block to study Muni-Meters and parking signs. They learned new vocabulary words, like “parking,” “violations” and “bureau.” JenLee Zhong calculated that if Ms. Krings put 50 cents in the Muni-Meter and could park for 10 minutes, for 40 minutes she would have to put in $2. They discovered that a sign that says “No Standing Any Time” is not intended for kids like them on the sidewalk.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/nyregion/for-poorer-students-an-attempt-to-let-new-experiences-guide-learning.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1[/quote]

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