Wisconsin politician argues that Arizona is not a border state during immigration deb

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Oh Lord...

Maybe she thought the Mexican border only lined up with Texas and California.... and then NM and AZ rest on that...

It greatly bugs me when people don't know where the states (especially ones like AZ) are located...

Me too! Or unable to find the USA on a world map, where major world conflicts are, and where Washington D.C. is located.

I've also had several "discussions" regarding the statehood of Washington D.C. The sad part is, people will only admit to their mistake when I show them their error on a map!

Are they really not teaching this stuff anymore? In fifth grade we had to learn all the states and their capitals. On our test, we were given a blank US map and had to fill in the names of all of the states & their capitals plus Washington D.C. We even got points taken away for incorrect spelling. We had to do the same thing in middle school in world history for Europe, and be able to know where certain countries were in South America, Africa, Asia, and knowing that Australia is both a country & a continent.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Me too! Or unable to find the USA on a world map, where major world conflicts are, and where Washington D.C. is located.

I've also had several "discussions" regarding the statehood of Washington D.C. The sad part is, people will only admit to their mistake when I show them their error on a map!

Are they really not teaching this stuff anymore? In fifth grade we had to learn all the states and their capitals. On our test, we were given a blank US map and had to fill in the names of all of the states & their capitals plus Washington D.C. We even got points taken away for incorrect spelling. We had to do the same thing in middle school in world history for Europe, and be able to know where certain countries were in South America, Africa, Asia, and knowing that Australia is both a country & a continent.

I like games like this: http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

Or the ones where you have to place the states on an utterly empty map. That's actually harder than you think...

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I like games like this: http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

Or the ones where you have to place the states on an utterly empty map. That's actually harder than you think...

I had been looking for that game for awhile. Thanks.

Great game.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I had been looking for that game for awhile. Thanks.

Great game.

No problem there are a ton of variations out there but that's a good'un

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Me too! Or unable to find the USA on a world map, where major world conflicts are, and where Washington D.C. is located.

I've also had several "discussions" regarding the statehood of Washington D.C. The sad part is, people will only admit to their mistake when I show them their error on a map!

Are they really not teaching this stuff anymore? In fifth grade we had to learn all the states and their capitals. On our test, we were given a blank US map and had to fill in the names of all of the states & their capitals plus Washington D.C. We even got points taken away for incorrect spelling. We had to do the same thing in middle school in world history for Europe, and be able to know where certain countries were in South America, Africa, Asia, and knowing that Australia is both a country & a continent.

Oh yeah, I learned states and capitals early on.

In ninth grade, we had to learn every US state and Canadian province plus every country in the world. The class was called Global Studies. By the end of the course I knew almost every country in the world without fail.

It made me angry when this one girl confused China with Russia. I mean, of all countries... and it wasn't like this was the beginning of the Asian unit either...

I still know where every state is, but it's not like I'm perfect. I slip up every once in a while with all of the square states of the West :P


Also, I learned Michigan as the mitten (LP) and the UP lol. None of my teachers never knew how to interpret it... And I grew up in MI.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Me too! Or unable to find the USA on a world map, where major world conflicts are, and where Washington D.C. is located.

I've also had several "discussions" regarding the statehood of Washington D.C. The sad part is, people will only admit to their mistake when I show them their error on a map!

Are they really not teaching this stuff anymore? In fifth grade we had to learn all the states and their capitals. On our test, we were given a blank US map and had to fill in the names of all of the states & their capitals plus Washington D.C. We even got points taken away for incorrect spelling. We had to do the same thing in middle school in world history for Europe, and be able to know where certain countries were in South America, Africa, Asia, and knowing that Australia is both a country & a continent.

My mother INSISTED that we knew that Washington DC included part of Virginia (Alexandria & I think Arlington) prior to "the late unpleasantness". Her eldest brother traveled a lot for work, so I got a puzzle of the United States, and of the World. I was expected to know each capital, the state's main industry, and major cities, and trust me, he quizzed me on them. The last time I saw him, he asked me tons of geography questions, then why his step-granddaughter didn't know them. I told him it was because I am Carmen SanDiego! He was so pleased...