This is true Nancy. But I remember learning maps and flags as a kid because I liked them, not because some govt threatened me with a standardized test (or even because some teacher decided to include them in the curriculum. Whatever happened to the people who just have to know?
Chris ----- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 Canada chri...@yorku.ca On Jan 16, 2013, at 12:16 AM, drnanjo <drna...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > 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: chri...@yorku.ca. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=23059 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-23059-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@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=23072 or send a blank email to leave-23072-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
