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How does 2 guys interviewing students at a single university get spun into "Most young Americans"
Again I have to ask what the value of such rote memorization is. I'd classify that as a waste of time.
We are Americans and this is who and how we are. If you hate us so much why do you even come here?
My cousins daughter did not know that Mt. Rushmore was an actual place. She just thought it was something that was put into movies. Oh and she's a Jr. in high school. American public schools = FAIL.
I will say that I went to one of the best public high-schools in WA state in 07. And even there I felt like the education was lacking from a lot of classes. So I feel bad for any kid that has to go through a worse education system.
Our school spent more money upgrading the computers every year instead of getting new textbooks or fixing things like projectors in the class-rooms. They went through at least 3 sets of computers since I started there. Counting 6 labs and the library that's roughly 200 computers, upgrading monitors and desktops each time and a majority of the time they went unused. By the time I left they had brand new Dell Slimlines with Core-2-Duo's and new 17" LCD's and empty conference rooms stacked with P4 Desktops and CRT's.
It's just silly...
I don't think it was even built back then, if I wasn't clear I graduated in 07...
They just went through a massive renovation and added 24 new classrooms a "3D Art Room" (wat) and a "Black Box Theater" which I'm sure wasn't cheap, but still well worth it... hurr.
Meh, I'm just glad to be out and into a college environment.
I hate to say it but it is pretty embarrassing that students in the U.S. think Beethoven is a dog and Michelangelo is a computer virus. Hey, a least they are good at video games and texting.
Nope, not my HS. I'm pretty sure I know which one you're referring to, though. They spent a LOT of money on that thing.
Anyway, my view on public schools may be biased, as, academically, my school was the highest rated in the state. I had a ton of great teachers
I hate to say it but it is pretty embarrassing that students in the U.S. think Beethoven is a dog and Michelangelo is a computer virus. Hey, a least they are good at video games and texting.
I think a lot of this comes from the perception that Americans, and I'm talking about people from the U.S.A., have no culture. The rest of the world seems to think our "culture" is fast food, MTV and reality shows. For some of the people that live here that's probably true.
My girlfriend is Venezuelan, and she treats me like I have to become part of her culture and accept her lifestyle as my own. It totally pisses her off that I don't like all of the food from her country but she proudly states how nasty some of our food is. I also have Laotian friends and the ones that date american guys force them to fit into their lifestyle.
So Americans that don't know anything outside of our borders, or state or city are stupid uncultured rednecks.
We are Americans and this is who and how we are. If you hate us so much why do you even come here?
Marzuk, you and I differ greatly on the value of "rote memorization." You're coming across as glorifying ignorance. I'm not sure you really mean to say what you've written.
This is an attitude I've run into before. It's an attitude of laziness. It leads to stagnation.
Your ability to think is based on what you know. You have to know what has come before. Think of it as a pyramid, without a solid foundation of 'rote memorization' you can never have new, original thoughts. Hell, you can't even understand how we got to where we are today.
Your example of bits and bytes earlier is perfect. Let's talk TCP/IP networking. If you don't understand that an IP address is 4 bytes long and how to count in binary, subnetting gets to be a lot more difficult.
Without 'rote memorization' progress dies. Technology dies. Culture dies.
I think a lot of this comes from the perception that Americans, and I'm talking about people from the U.S.A., have no culture. The rest of the world seems to think our "culture" is fast food, MTV and reality shows. For some of the people that live here that's probably true.
My girlfriend is Venezuelan, and she treats me like I have to become part of her culture and accept her lifestyle as my own. It totally pisses her off that I don't like all of the food from her country but she proudly states how nasty some of our food is. I also have Laotian friends and the ones that date american guys force them to fit into their lifestyle.
So Americans that don't know anything outside of our borders, or state or city are stupid uncultured rednecks.
We are Americans and this is who and how we are. If you hate us so much why do you even come here?
American public schools, in my experience, are pretty good. Did you ever think maybe your cousin's daughter just doesn't know jack shit and doesn't care about school?
My girlfriend is Chinese and it is the same thing. We had a 'come to Jesus' moment about it when she made one too many fat American remarks when she saw another foreigner. (yes he was fat but no clue if he was American) If I ask her what she knows about American culture all she can say is what she sees in some movies (and fully believes to be an accurate representation of America and it's people), crappy pop music, fast food, fat people, guns, and a decided willingness to use our military. Hate to say it but I am not even sure I know what 'American culture' is. Is she really that far off the mark? There is much culture to be had in the US but how much of it is homegrown? What exactly is American culture?
Fact is, Americans are generally ignorant of the outside world but the same can be said for many countries. You have to go a little off the beaten path to learn what is going on outside our borders except in the most superficial manner.
The funny thing is many people I have met outside of the US berate Americans for being ultra-nationalistic idiots who always think America is the best in everything but I have encountered FAR more of that boneheaded attitude from people in other countries. As in the US, generally the people I have met with that attitude have never left their own country and have no real basis for comparison. They speak out of complete ignorance.
I think a lot of this comes from the perception that Americans, and I'm talking about people from the U.S.A., have no culture. The rest of the world seems to think our "culture" is fast food, MTV and reality shows. For some of the people that live here that's probably true.
My girlfriend is Venezuelan, and she treats me like I have to become part of her culture and accept her lifestyle as my own. It totally pisses her off that I don't like all of the food from her country but she proudly states how nasty some of our food is. I also have Laotian friends and the ones that date american guys force them to fit into their lifestyle.
So Americans that don't know anything outside of our borders, or state or city are stupid uncultured rednecks.
We are Americans and this is who and how we are. If you hate us so much why do you even come here?
Your experience is not the norm. Even if it is the norm for the state you went to school in, education levels differ greatly from state to state.
You lose fluency when stringing the letters together, and just do not know how to make certain letters at all. Even if you can remember what they look like (generally) you may not know the proper / efficient way to make the character. Ever seen anyone mess up an ampersand badly? Also its important to consider that we read text all day long, but I rarely read anything in cursive.
Again I have to ask what the value of such rote memorization is. I'd classify that as a waste of time.
That's pathetic. I can drive anywhere in North America and know exactly where I am.