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Date Posted: 06:45:43 02/19/08 Tue
Author: Lynx
Subject: Re: We be dumb, and proud of it.
In reply to: AssieKay 's message, "Re: We be dumb, and proud of it." on 00:48:41 02/19/08 Tue

>I am often amazed at the things my kids didn't learn
>in school. Does anybody else remember having to
>diagram a sentence? And geography.... pfft. Please.
>My 19 year old could not name the 3 countries in NORTH
>AMERICA. (keep in mind she grew up mostly in Africa
>and Europe, but STILL. SHEESH) Reading is definitely
>in decline due to the easy access to 499 TV stations,
>dvd, video games, computer, etc.., but to be missing
>out on what I consider basic knowledge in school
>certainly adds to the problem. Scary.

I can still diagram sentences! :-D What a lost art, lol.

My daughter is one sharp cookie, but she will freely admit to anyone that most of what she learned, she learned at home. She was/is also a voracious reader, reading at least one book per week for pleasure. What was sad was that, when she was in high school, she hid that fact from even her closest friends, because it would have made her a dork. :-/

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  • Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Nolij, 09:04:03 02/19/08 Tue
  • Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Lynx, 09:25:45 02/19/08 Tue
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