Yes, there is shame in not knowing

[radical noodle]

13. My husband taught high school in a rural area

Ignorance has been popular in some rural areas since the 90s when Dumb & Dumber and Beavis & Butthead were all the rage. Kids fell all over themselves to get the worst possible grades. After he retired he taught at a small university for a time and the ignorance had filtered up to them.

This has not always been the case. Rural people were once as eager as anyone to do well, to get a good education and to succeed.