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**Troll** · 14 November 2007, 08:39

education...education... education

**Diver** · 14 November 2007, 09:07

Ignorance is bliss

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**VectraMan** · 14 November 2007, 09:19

Denial isn't just a river in Europe you know.

**Churchill** · 14 November 2007, 09:22

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

Denial isn't just a river in Europe you know.

Africa, Shirley.

**wendigo100** · 14 November 2007, 09:25

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Africa, Shirley.

Ah, but do you see what he did there? Clever.

**Churchill** · 14 November 2007, 09:26

Originally posted by wendigo100 View Post

Ah, but do you see what he did there? Clever.

Yeah, how did I know he was called Shirley?

**wendigo100** · 14 November 2007, 09:28

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Yeah, how did I know he was called Shirley?

You must have contacts...

**VectraMan** · 14 November 2007, 09:28

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Africa, Shirley.

Is that Shirley near Birmingham? Which is in Alabama. I think.

**wendigo100** · 14 November 2007, 09:39

Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

'Mericans...

I remember when everyone knew where Everest and the Nile were, even the numpties.

I blame this move towards "theme-based" teaching, which doesn't give kids a proper framework to hang what they learn - a map of the world.

You don't teach how a car works by studying each different material used to build it, such as rubber and brass, then listing where you might find it on the vehicle.

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