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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Ouch! What timing.... |
| Date: |
11/20/2002 09:50:03 AM |
| From: |
Glenn Letham (GeoCommunity) |
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Cool.. thanks for that heads up Anthony...
not totally surprising I guess, however, it does indicate that the US
educational system may have some serious issues to sort out! Unfortunately,
it's always been discussed in the International arena that the level of
geographic understanding, when it comes to areas outside the continental US,
is severely lacking for many Americans, particularly the youth .... (do I
dare even open this can of worms!)
Cheers
Glenn
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Quartararo" <ajq3@spatialnetworks.com>
To: <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: GISList: Ouch! What timing....
> This came out this morning...
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> http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html
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> Not very high marks for the country where the world's leading GIS
> vendors are based, and to be released on "GIS Day", ouch. Strange that
> the NGS would release this today, given their involvement with GIS Day,
> but perhaps it is strategic in nature, attempting to draw attention to
> the need for even more education in geography (while not necessarily
> GIS). Granted, rattling off the names of all 50 states and their
> respective capitals is not a very high standard for understanding
> geographic issues, the article makes the point that given the current
> global environment (and future likely trends), not knowing about basic
> geographic fundamentals can truly be harmful. The only consolation is
> that no country received and "A", but that's not really a consolation
> now is it. Albeit, the survey's population of 300 people ranging in age
> from 18-24 and from various countries is not exactly rock-solid social
> science, but even anecdotally, this is a dismal showing. My guess is
> that without the continued efforts of the major GIS vendors involved in
> education in one form or another, these numbers would be even more
> distressing. All the more reason to nix "social studies" and
> reinstitute "geography" as required curriculum throughout K-12 and
> undergraduate programs.
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> Regards,
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> Anthony
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