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35. I gave all of my science students a test to identify the states at the beginning of the year.

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 06:03 PM

Nov 2013

I told they had to pass this test again at the end of the year to get credit for the class. They all did.

When I first gave it, even my best students were clueless. One put 'Montana' in West Virginia. The rest weren't much better.
The only student who got them all was an immigrant from Thailand.

I told them that if they ever travelled across country to take a bus or fly. If they tried it by car, they would never be seen again.

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It�s Thanksgiving So We Asked Brits To Label The United States � We�re So Sorry, America [View all] HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 OP

They should try that one on US high school students. enlightenment Nov 2013 #1

Probably wouldn't do as well I'm guessing HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #2

That is what I was going to say. texanwitch Nov 2013 #3

Here you go. I have given this one to middle and high schoolers over the years... 1monster Nov 2013 #18

I occasionally give geography quizzes to my college enlightenment Nov 2013 #22

My ex-wife's Chinese and I have been to China pangaia Nov 2013 #26

When I was in middle school Salviati Nov 2013 #19

Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I did... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #28

That's better then most americans could do labeling Great Britain or Europe Marrah_G Nov 2013 #4

I fear that may be better than some Americans would do labeling America. StrayKat Nov 2013 #9

true Marrah_G Nov 2013 #11

They did that, too... countryjake Nov 2013 #14

I had to do that one in high school european history class Salviati Nov 2013 #20

I like the country called "COLD." pangaia Nov 2013 #29

I don't know. The one called "I Hate Myself" has a pretty cool ring to it too Number23 Nov 2013 #40

Here they are: CrispyQ Nov 2013 #23

A lot of those don't look like British handwriting to me. Pretty sure most of those are actually Brickbat Nov 2013 #5

British handwriting? Really? HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #6

Umm... Agschmid Nov 2013 #8

Really? So which of these is British? - mr blur Nov 2013 #12

Neither. Paulie Nov 2013 #16

Sorry, no pint for you! mr blur Nov 2013 #31

Drat, foiled again! Paulie Nov 2013 #33

British on the top, American on the bottom. Brickbat Nov 2013 #34

I can probably identify all of three English counties so tina tron Nov 2013 #7

Jesse Pinkman for the win! nt xmas74 Nov 2013 #10

That really is pretty awesome! Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #15

"Mrs. State?" "MISSOURI?!" NuclearDem Nov 2013 #13

No, that would be Missus-sippi Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #38

Maybe Al Franken could do better. johnp3907 Nov 2013 #17

that is hella impressive renate Nov 2013 #24

bet pretty much everyone in the WORLD can identify Texas smackd Nov 2013 #39

OK, so now the Americans have to try this one intaglio Nov 2013 #21

Well, THAT was embarassing! hatrack Nov 2013 #27

I know only a very few treestar Nov 2013 #37

I'm impressed LittleBlue Nov 2013 #25

Everyone seems to know where California and Florida are. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #30

Twenty years ago Savannahmann Nov 2013 #32

I gave all of my science students a test to identify the states at the beginning of the year. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #35

Well, I got 6 out of 50 states right when I just tried to label them... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #36