Tony Sidaway wrote:
Fred Bauder said:
On May 27, 2005, at 2:34 AM, Alphax wrote:
Is it true that in the US, students are not taught anything about other countries?
They are not taught about their own country, or even their own town. In Colorado, at least, they are taught about the state.
Who needs geography lessons when you can just watch the Simpsons? :)
A few years ago there was a news story about a school shooting in the small town of Springfield, OR. It was easy to draw the conclusion that Bart Simpson was somehow involved. :-)
During the Gulf War there was also a story that Iraqi broadcast propaganda was trying to demoralize US troops by suggesting that Bart Simpson was trying to get into bed with their wives. :-)
Ec