I see videos similiar to this fairly frequently (think Fox News' "Watters' World"). While I think there is no doubt that the educational system in this country is lacking I often wonder how "accurate" these types of videos are. Obviously, they're trying to prove a point so they aren't going to show you 10 people in a row getting the question right. How many people did they actual ask and what percentage got the answers wrong vs. right.

At first I felt sorry these tech students. I would have responded the same way if that girl had approached me 20 years ago as an engineering student, even though I knew the answers. She ruled that explanation out, though, by asking them control questions that they did know. So it's scary.

A big part of the problem is allowing students to adjust their tests to the correct answer following an exam which inflates their test score. Thus, we have grade inflation. An "A" today is not what an "A" was in my school era. Therefore, the kids in the video might be straight "A" students today, but forty years ago would be "C" students - if that.

This is not about free education. It's about society's progressive dumbing-down, and the failure of schools to deliver even the most basic foundation of awareness of the country in which students are growing up.

What surprised me is that I'm not American, I have only spent 6 months total in the USA in the last 30 years, but I knew a lot more than those students.

Admittedly, I bombed out on the actual year of the US Declaration of Independence (though I knew it was late 18th century), and bombed out even worse on the pop culture questions at the end.

A free education is obviously worth what it costs.

This explains the support for Bernie Sanders. I've watched him try to explain how he thinks we'll pay for all of the "free" stuff he talks about, and he's given at least three different answers: first, he said he'd tax the "one percent" to cover it; when that didn't work, he said he'd increase tax on everyone who made over $250K annually (channeling Obama there); finally, when that didn't work, he said how wonderful it would be that when everyone was paying more tax, their expenses for the free stuff would be so much less. One would think that such flawed ignorance of basic economics would sink Sanders, but the truth is that a large part of our population would be willing to give up most of their income in exchange for not having to take the effort to make choices. To these folk, the idea of state-run clinics, schools, and commercial markets has appeal, just like it led so many others down the destructive path of socialist, authoritarian states many times before. I never thought I'd see such widespread, dangerous ignorance in this country.

And you think this is new! How about going back to the 1970's and you will begin to see the beginnings so why are people surprised that the youth of america is plain old stupid.Would you higher any of them for anything other than to serve soda?

Occupy Democrats ran this to show how most people are brainwashed by the mainstream media. So, in posting it here, did you (Bruceforge) validate your support for Occupy Democrats or was it your intention to demonstrate that self-styled admirers of Ayn Rand are just knee-jerk conservatives? Was something else in play? Inquiring minds want to know.

If you like this check out Mark Dice. I'm a big fan.

We are in a lot of trouble. Some argue that there has been a master plan to produce a dumbed-down population. At this time, I agree. There certainly has been. You don't get this stupid without trying...

I picture Mr. Hand saying, "What are you people? ON DOPE?"

The one bright side I can see is, if they can't even name the vice-President, it's likely that they DON'T even vote.

Winston Churchill once observed "The best argument against democracy can be found in a five minute conversation with the common man." Our Constitution protects our right to be a fool, it does not protect us from the consequences of being a fool. I used to teach college freshman level physics and astronomy but every year the number of students that were functionally illiterate grew and I found my self teaching at a lower and lower level. When I was forced to teach college students at the sixth grade level I finally gave up. The Watters World phenomena is a terrifying reality and may well be the harbinger of a dark future for the country.

While it would be nice get the government out of education completely, that is not realistic in the foreseeable future. Maybe there is a way to wean people away from it. “Real spending per pupil ranges from a low of nearly $12,000 in the Phoenix area schools to a high of nearly $27,000 in the New York metro area.” That was in 2010. By 2012, DC was spending almost $30,000.

The Cato institute, as far back as 1983, pointed out the trend to lower quality education was alarming. And, by 2016, 10% of the college graduates thought television’s Judge Judy was on the U.S. Supreme Court. The dumbing down is complete.

Given the failure of government schools to educate, let’s try the market to supply the education. Simply issue to each parent a voucher equal to or less than the amount now spent by government for each student. Private schools would pop up, pay for the construction of the physical plant, pay taxes (yes, damn it, pay taxes) on the property, recruit and hire the needed personnel, and remove the entire burden from bureaucrats.

The parents then select the schools that actually teach what the parents want their children to learn, and the schools must compete to get students.

Sure, the government is still paying for the education — this removes a major objection by entrenched education people and those who love anything statist. At the same time, it opens vast new opportunities for parents to send their children to schools that can teach the children how to think and not indoctrinate them.

Who will oppose this? The list is long but starts with the teachers unions, all government school administrators, politicians supported by teachers and other unions, and anyone else now feasting at the trough of incompetency through education.

I used to work there and am sadly not in the least surprised by what I saw in this video.

To add insult to injury.. its just not TX... If a person is too ignorant to pass the test.. you just lower the score to pass:
http://www.heraldonline.com/latest-ne...

The same future voters that don't know who they will vote for until they go into the voting booth... The same ones that Bernie Sanders brings in by the dozen promising more free stuff.

Oh my!

After watching this, and having seen Idiocracy in 2007, I'm certain we're doomed. I am also certain the creators of Idiocracy, when looked back on historically, will be seen as great prognosticators. Of course, that is only if someone from the present makes it to the future.

If you want to have some present day, real life fun on your own try this:

Ask a young adult, who is wearing an analog watch (usually something big, shiny with some designer's initials on it) for the time. Watch what happens (hint: you will soon know what brand cell phone they use.)

Now granted one can argue that analog timepieces are going the way of the sundial, but what about this next one:

Next time a cashier from a mall store rings you up for something like 30.17, hand the cashier two $20 bills and a quarter, sit back and enjoy. Make sure you're not in a hurry when you do this.

This video and others I've seen (Watter's World, Man On The Street and more) of ignorant young adults being questioned reveals why they born in the USA would think old Bolshevik Bernie's socialism is such a cool thing.
At this point I was not even surprised when black Millennials did not who won the Civil War.
I almost posted this the other day. What do Bernie supporters know about sociasm~

http://patriotupdate.com/find-out-how...

It is absolutely scary how little real history America's youth know today. And the real problem is that those who do not know history, can't even learn from it to avoid repeating it.

Wow! Excellent! An these people can all vote...great.

My kids are NOT among these. My daughter did a report of altruism and Ayn Rand and asked to watch Atlas Shrugged! Read it...maybe not. I'm hoping for Dragon riders of Pern first.