What, Me Worry?

There is an interesting test that you may want to take for yourself about the United States' history, culture, and government. The creators of the test have already administered it to over 2500 people including more than 150 holders of elective office. Take the test yourself and then look at the results. You will see why I worry.

Take the test here.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Educating for Liberty

See the results here.

Civil Literacy Report

Of the 2,508 Americans taking ISI’s civic literacy test, 71% fail. Nationwide, the average score on the test is only 49%.

If most of a country's citizens know little or nothing about their own country how can they govern themselves? The blame for this state of ignorance has to be laid on our educational system. It is easier to list the catalog of knowledge and skills that our children do not possess at graduation than to list what they have learned. The educational bureaucracy and the curricula it mandates undermine the hard work of our teachers.

More on education and civic literacy later.