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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of people are really poorly educated, yes.

That said, America is a big place and most of us haven't been to much of it. You see this come up all the time in threads about the western US (things are far apart!) or where somebody from a city expects that everyone is familiar with that city and its landmarks. Good for your overheard stranger for even wondering about it, she'll probably find out. [/quote]
Basic geography is taught in ES.  I have not traveled to all 50 states, but I can tell you where generally those states are because I learned in ES.  And I went to a no name state u for college so it's not like I'm an educated elite.

Most Americans can't even pass the US citizenship test.

Really sad.[/quote]

In the beginning of the year in a high school social studies class, our teacher gave us a blank US map and asked us to fill in the names of the 50 states.  I was one of only two students who could fill them all in.  By the end of the year, we all could, including capitals and important cities.  But for the rest of the high school class who had a different teacher, they didn't learn it.  [/quote]

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