I wonder if it is possibly a reflection of the priorities of our education system.
I remember taking Geography in elementary school. I don't remember having standardized testing on Geography. But plenty on other subjects. It it possible that this is one of the side effects of "teaching to the test"... It wouldn't surprise me if Geography had been eliminated in most curriculums in favor of subjects more likely to command space on standardized tests. Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Green <chri...@yorku.ca> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Tue, Jan 15, 2013 9:11 pm Subject: [tips] Professor says students can't identify continents on map - Nfld. & Labrador - CBC News Time was that I would give history of psychology students a map test of European countries. On average, they got a little over 4 -- usually UK, France, Italy, and whatever country their ancestors came from. It got so depressing that I stopped. It seems I was expecting way too much. This sociology professor finds that her students can't even name continents. Sigh. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2013/01/14/nl-students-dont-know-geography-115.html Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: drna...@aol.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o=23058 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23058-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23059 or send a blank email to leave-23059-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu