We are the ones standing in the front of the room… the rest of the folks in our 
classes are outside the room doing other work with their lives. Our students 
are wondering what kind of freaks we are, except for one or two students in the 
class who, one day, will be standing in front of their room. When they leave 
your room they go surf to the Wikipedia page on flags, and maybe edit the 
entries on one or two things they've learned about…

Not everyone wants to be the person in the front of the room.

Paul

On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Christopher Green wrote:







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
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On Jan 16, 2013, at 12:16 AM, drnanjo <drna...@aol.com<mailto: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
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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


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