News: One-third of US 8th graders think Canada is a dictatorship

Goosey

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The days of politically frustrated Americans declaring "That's it, I'm moving to Canada!" could soon be coming to an end — at least among teenagers who value freedom and equality.

According to the U.S. government's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 33 per cent of American eighth graders currently believe that Canada is a dictatorship.

This finding was one of many revealed by the NCES in its 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress report when it was released late last month.

Alternately called The Nation's Report Card, the publication presents the results of standardized tests given to more than 29,000 eighth-grade students across the U.S. last year.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/one-...eals-1.3082239

Corsola

Goosey

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Originally posted by Corsola

what

One-third of US 8th graders think Canada is a dictatorship.

Ozzy8923

1/3rd of eighth graders probably don't know what a dictatorship is in the first place so they just answered yes.

MaRy

i see no lies tbh

NX127

What about Canada is dictatorship

It's like the nicest country in the world probably since Sweden

Timber

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Originally posted by Ozzy8923

1/3rd of eighth graders probably don't know what a dictatorship is in the first place so they just answered yes.

This!! I'm 100% sure of it.

Instant

Aren't they also unaware of existence of a lot of countries. rivers, seas and etc.?

So dumb

MaRy

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Originally posted by NX127

What about Canada is dictatorship

It's like the nicest country in the world probably since Sweden

they have the same prime minister for 10 years now

Dragonfly

Then who would be the dictator?

Goosey

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Originally posted by Dragonfly

Then who would be the dictator?

There's a photo of him in the OP.

Big Smoke

Based on that Africa Thread + The ISIS thread, I can't say I'm surprised at this.

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

Um, what?

Mr. Fahrenheit

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Originally posted by Ozzy8923

1/3rd of eighth graders probably don't know what a dictatorship is in the first place so they just answered yes.

Aren't eighth graders about 14 years old? Why wouldn't they know what a dictatorship is?

The American education system really confuses me... how can a country produce so many great intellectuals with such crappy schooling and so much apparent ignorance? I suppose it's a matter of sheer numbers. There are bound to be a few smarties in there.

rbautz

Well then

Sic semper tyrannis

Repo

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Originally posted by Mr. Fahrenheit

Aren't eighth graders about 14 years old? Why wouldn't they know what a dictatorship is?

The American education system really confuses me... how can a country produce so many great intellectuals with such crappy schooling and so much apparent ignorance? I suppose it's a matter of sheer numbers. There are bound to be a few smarties in there.

It might be related to the school the person went to. For example, private schools usually provide a way better education than public ones. Everyone in my 8th grade class had a pretty clear idea of wha. A dictatorship is and that Canada is NOT one

rbautz

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Originally posted by Mr. Fahrenheit

Aren't eighth graders about 14 years old? Why wouldn't they know what a dictatorship is?

The American education system really confuses me... how can a country produce so many great intellectuals with such crappy schooling and so much apparent ignorance? I suppose it's a matter of sheer numbers. There are bound to be a few smarties in there.

You're asking why?

Well then

https://vine.co/v/eKFOPZmdmUj

Ash12345

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Originally posted by NX127

What about Canada is dictatorship

It's like the nicest country in the world probably since Sweden

Ikr
they probably think NK is a democracy

babyboy44

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Originally posted by Goosey

One-third of US 8th graders think Canada is a dictatorship.

BobBertran1992

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Originally posted by Mr. Fahrenheit

Aren't eighth graders about 14 years old? Why wouldn't they know what a dictatorship is?

The American education system really confuses me... how can a country produce so many great intellectuals with such crappy schooling and so much apparent ignorance? I suppose it's a matter of sheer numbers. There are bound to be a few smarties in there.

I knew what a dictatorship was when I was 14