It's not like people are forced to take student loans.

[stevenleser]

145. And that is a sad thing, isn't it?

My expectation is that anyone who has an associates degree ought to be able to answer 90-95% of those questions without looking them up and that everyone should at least receive that level of education.

The math, chemistry and physics questions all reflect discoveries and theorems that are 100 or more years old. It's not as if I am asking people to know what Stephen Hawking discovered two weeks ago. I also did not ask people to solve any problems or equations. It tests general knowledge. I dont expect people to know how to solve calculus problems, but I do expect people to know the issues that calculus is meant to tackle.

I've been to Europe around 8 times in my life. Everytime I go and talk with people, they are shocked that an American has some knowledge of the geography, history and politics of Europe. Is there any wonder why we are getting our butts kicked in international trade and business?

I dont think people who are on the "People are not forced to take student loans" side of this really understand what it is they are arguing against. I guess that is part of the problem. Those folks dont even understand the question.