Well no wonder Palin is a shithead......it's fairly common!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/educat...TE&ei=5043
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/educat...TE&ei=5043
Quote:American students are less proficient in their nation’s history than in any other subject, according to results of a nationwide test released on Tuesday, with most fourth graders unable to say why Abraham Lincoln was an important figure and few high school seniors able to identify China as the North Korean ally that fought American troops during the Korean War.