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American Students: PATHETIC
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[quote:samanthasunflower:MV8xODI5ODMwXzMwNTMwMjc5XzhFNTdBOUJE] A local school district proudly announces that they have a 5th year program with a local community college. Basically, this a 5th year of high school that is operated by the community college, so that upon graduation, the students will be ready to attend community college. They are also the most politically correct district in the area. The children have all seen Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth 5 times, and are made to watch an write papers on The Story of Stuff, but many don't know the basic facts. I really hate it when high school students can answer the simplest things. Like, who the first president was? Which country is to the North or South of the US? Or, what is 6 X 7? (Without a calculator, they are lost.) [/quote]
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The dumbing down of America continues unabated:
Manufacturers struggle to preserve 'shop math' skills
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Harold's fork truck is rated for 4,000 pounds. He has to move and stack 10 skids (pallets) of paper, each weighing 1,500 pounds. What is the maximum number of skids he can lift at one time?
If someone wants a job at Case Paper Co., that person had better know how to calculate the answer. Even more basic: Can the person use a tape measure?
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You'd be amazed at how many people can't read a ruler to one-sixteenth of an inch
," said Lee Cohn of Case Paper. Case converts huge paper rolls into cardboard boxes, pharmaceutical packaging, even lottery tickets.
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