On Jul 9, 3:31=A0pm, Richard Fangnail <richardfangn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> One of my co-workers couldn't find one of the southern states on a US
> map. =A0I don't know about you, but when I was little I had a wooden
> puzzle where each state was a piece. =A0I sometimes used Florida as a
> gun.
>
> I've read articles where kids can't even find US on a world map, or
> their own home city on a state map. =A0What kinds of similar things have
> you seen?
Richard,
I am an inner city high school English teacher in New York and I have
seen the same behaviors you are referring to. I had a 9th grade
student who pointed to Africa as where they thought their location was
on a map. This is definately disturbing to me. I do have to say
however that I was never really taught geography in school. Anything
I know I learned the same way you did, through a wooden puzzle.
Perhaps schools should think about this more.
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