<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Robert...no hard feelings buddy,,,but where do you go to school? </end quote></div>
Probably anywhere in the US. Thanks to the No Child Left Behind laws passed a few years back, "non-essential" courses such as literature, art, and history have been de-emphasized in order to make sure students pass the standardized math and writing tests.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/education/27history.html">History Poll of 17 year olds</a>
Although keep in mind that the above poll was administered by a group that feels that the No Child Left Behind law is destroying American schools' curricula. I agree and feel especially bad for the brighter students who have to waste their time on these tests of basic skills instead of broadening their education to include creative and critical-thinking skills.
Probably anywhere in the US. Thanks to the No Child Left Behind laws passed a few years back, "non-essential" courses such as literature, art, and history have been de-emphasized in order to make sure students pass the standardized math and writing tests.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/education/27history.html">History Poll of 17 year olds</a>
Although keep in mind that the above poll was administered by a group that feels that the No Child Left Behind law is destroying American schools' curricula. I agree and feel especially bad for the brighter students who have to waste their time on these tests of basic skills instead of broadening their education to include creative and critical-thinking skills.