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Cleita

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4. Yeah, I remember shocking a younger relative who was forty plus then

Reply to eridani (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:22 AM

Jul 2015

when I said something in conversation about the sun being a star. It was then that I realized our education system was going to hell. I learned that little fact when I was in grade school.

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1 in 4 Americans think the sun orbits the earth? [View all] RussBLib Jul 2015 OP

WOW! marym625 Jul 2015 #1

I seem to remember a Jeopardy question a few years ago. ( I may of posted it here) BlueJazz Jul 2015 #2

That's kind of a trick question eridani Jul 2015 #3

Yeah, I remember shocking a younger relative who was forty plus then Cleita Jul 2015 #4

Oh, I wouldn't expect the average person to rattle that out but keep in mind, most people.. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #5

I wouldn't expect the average person AlbertCat Jul 2015 #14

OK..I rather expect them to know that also but being what I've seen in the USA I'm... BlueJazz Jul 2015 #16

I'll see the full moon rise at midnight AlbertCat Jul 2015 #17

Kick WheelWalker Jul 2015 #6

In fourth grade, the nun in my Catholic school... Binkie The Clown Jul 2015 #7

It only takes one good crack to shatter the whole thing, doesn't it? Hydra Jul 2015 #10

Yup, and Catholic school delivered WAY more than one good crack. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2015 #13

It would be nice to find out to which demographic this 25% belongs. jonno99 Jul 2015 #8

About the number of the die hard republican base. flying rabbit Jul 2015 #9

There was a nice debunking of this kind of story a couple of years ago. Igel Jul 2015 #11

yes, one has to be careful with "studies" and "data" RussBLib Jul 2015 #12

to inject creationism and the Bible into school curriculums, AlbertCat Jul 2015 #15

Ptolemaic astronomy lives on! Lionel Mandrake Jul 2015 #18