(July 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm)Rahul Wrote: Holy fuck! Our graduation rate is 78.9?

What the fuck?

We tried to tell you your state has problems.

(July 15, 2013 at 2:43 pm)Faith No More Wrote: We tried to tell you your state has problems.

Well dude, I know Texas has problems. But if you guys go off on my state it's going to put me on the defensive.

But yeah, that's atrocious.

Stupid is stupid the world over. I live in California but I'm not bragging about the collective IQ here. There are some bright folk here but plenty of idiots too. Hey, my state voted in proposition 8 to ban gay marriage. How liberal could we be?

(July 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm)Rahul Wrote:

(July 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Sadly, that is not all they do.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-636513

Holy fuck! Our graduation rate is 78.9?

What the fuck?

Arizona's was 72.5 in 2012. That was an improvement over the prior year.

Feel better now?

No, I'm not happy with anyone falling through the cracks. America has enough retards even when they have a decent education.

The problem with the us education system, other than the repugnantcunts, isn't the amount of funding the schools receive. The problem is the poverty a large percentage of the children are afflicted with. If you only count the scores from the schools with less than 10% of the kids under the poverty line the us goes from 29th overall in education all the way to second.

American anti-intellectualism doesn't help either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a t shirt that says "Stupid and Proud" become popular here. Normal 'mericans don't much care for elites. We like us dumb.

(July 15, 2013 at 7:54 pm)popeyespappy Wrote: The problem with the us education system, other than the repugnantcunts, isn't the amount of funding the schools receive. The problem is the poverty a large percentage of the children are afflicted with. If you only count the scores from the schools with less than 10% of the kids under the poverty line the us goes from 29th overall in education all the way to second.

I always wonder why no one ever puts any blame on the fucking students?

I've seen studies that up to 4th grade US students are the equivalent of any students anywhere. It is after that, call it age 11 or so, that they begin to fall by the wayside. Could it be that the problem is more cultural than we would like to believe?

Parents should take some blame as well. Never interacting with the care about their child's education. Also, some people are stupid and will never learn.