What is wrong with this....

[Egghead]

They surveyed US college students, asking them to locate Iraq, Afghanistan, and Marquesas on a map. Less than 25% could locate Iraq or Afghanistan, but more than 50% could locate Marquesas.

(for those who don't know, Survivor took place in Marquesas)

COLLEGE STUDENTS!!!! :rolleyes:

[Bijeli_Miš]

Doood dooood, that's scary! :stunned:

[-JaK-]

:stunned: :thinking:
crazy students

[Professor Peedston]

Who exactly are "they?" I'm giving my fellow students the benefit of the doubt until you can cite a source, because I refuse to believe that we're generally that uninformed. Hgh school students maybe...

[lolo925]

That doesn't surprise me, that show is stupid and so are most american students. I should know, I am one. Although I have never watched survivor and had no idea what marquesas was until now.

[Egghead]

I read it in today's paper. it was an article about the new Survivor series.

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=e8195705-c9c1-4347-8eed-0fd9595c3e25&page=2

"An example of just how firmly ingrained Survivor's locations are in people's minds was brought home to Burnett in a knowledge survey conducted by National Geographic at the time Survivor: Marquesas was being played on TV.

College students across the U.S. were asked to find three locations on a map -- Iraq, Afghanistan and the Marquesas. Fewer than 25 per cent could find Iraq or Afghanistan, while more than half could point out the Marquesas."

[Albie]

who cares :lol:

[*Justine*]

The key is that they are US students. What did you expect?

[-JaK-]

who cares

obviously not you, so don't post here

[Albie]

JaK - smashy, smashy :P

[Egghead]

Justine, I kind of expected that american college students would know where their country is fighting in a war at the moment. Silly me.

and albie, you're an american college student, arent you? :rolleyes:

[-JaK-]

Justine, I kind of expected that american college students would know where their country is fighting in a war at the moment. Silly me.

exactly, but at least this is proving that people watch too much crap :P

[Albie]

Justine, I kind of expected that american college students would know where their country is fighting in a war at the moment. Silly me.

and albie, you're an american college student, arent you? :rolleyes:

yes, I could locate Afghanistan

[-JaK-]

Egghead wrote:
Justine, I kind of expected that american college students would know where their country is fighting in a war at the moment. Silly me.

and albie, you're an american college student, arent you?


yes, I could locate Afghanistan

thats not a global map
infact, what the hell is that even ment to be

[Egghead]

and we're all proud of you for searching for a picture of Afghanistan and posting it. :thumbsup:

[Albie]

and we're all proud of you for searching for a picture of Afghanistan and posting it. :thumbsup:

thank you :P :)

[Professor Peedston]

The key is that they are US students. What did you expect?

Yay, let's hear it for broad, sweeping, ignorant generalizations.

[Professor Peedston]

And besides that, I still don't put any faith in that survey. There's no talk about who they asked, the sample size, or anything else. To take that single sentence, without knowing anything about the data, and blow it up into something that you think accurately represents a group of millions of people is about as stupid as, say, not being able to find Afghanistan or Iraq on a map.

[Egghead]

would this help you deal, tom?
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/
http://www.boston.com/news/daily/20/geography_survey.htm
http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1020584

[berrywoman]

The key is that they are US students. What did you expect?

damn, not all US students are stupid you know... :rolleyes: some of actually paid attention in school..

[Egghead]

The key is that they are US students. What did you expect?

damn, not all US students are stupid you know... :rolleyes: some of actually paid attention in school..

like who? :hippy:

[berrywoman]

I paid attention... :embarrased:

[Egghead]

i just remember when my friend from Ottawa lived in Oklahoma City for a year, and in his 12th grade AMERICAN history class he was the top of his class. :lol: ;)

[berrywoman]

I took american history in the 11th grade! :wink3:

[MAFE]

Doood dooood, that's scary! :stunned:

very scary man!

[Reilly]

Peed took this one to heart!

What a fricken stuuuuuuudent :rolleyes:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

they're preoccupied with the propaganda of ward churchill and the like.
but hey, i don't know where the marquesas are.

[Albie]

:stunned: :stunned:

[*Ali*]

where's Marquesas ? :embarrased:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

somewhere in the south pacific i think