Tuesday, December 07, 2004
US STUDENTS MIXED SHOWING
By Tweed
But the news is not all that bad, according to Secretary of Education Rod Paige and other education experts. "We may not have the best adders and subtractionaters," said Luke Darnham, an education expert in Alabama, "but we'all got the best bible readers there is."
Darnham pointed to a number of studies indicating that US students know much more about the bible than students in other countries. "Hell," said Darnham, "I bet them limp wristed Frenchies don't even know that Shobach was the leader of the army of Hadadezer and was killed by David's army, or that Dedan was both the son of Raamah and the name of a country that bordered Edom - shoot; and any ole' felah down here-ways knows that - and that's history and what-not!"
Darnham's claims seem to be supported by an LB in 04' independent study which revealed that Europeans are particularly behind the times when it comes to biblical studies. We found that no European could trace the geneology of Jaddua to Eliashib - let alone all the way back to Jeshua, famed companion of Nehemiah.
Clearly, the Europeans have a long road to travel.
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By Tweed
The nation's 15-year-olds make a poor showing on a newly released international
test of practical math applications, ranking 24th out of 29 industrialized nations, behind South Korea, Japan and most of Europe. U.S. students' scores were comparable to those in Poland, Hungary and Spain.
But the news is not all that bad, according to Secretary of Education Rod Paige and other education experts. "We may not have the best adders and subtractionaters," said Luke Darnham, an education expert in Alabama, "but we'all got the best bible readers there is."
Darnham pointed to a number of studies indicating that US students know much more about the bible than students in other countries. "Hell," said Darnham, "I bet them limp wristed Frenchies don't even know that Shobach was the leader of the army of Hadadezer and was killed by David's army, or that Dedan was both the son of Raamah and the name of a country that bordered Edom - shoot; and any ole' felah down here-ways knows that - and that's history and what-not!"
Darnham's claims seem to be supported by an LB in 04' independent study which revealed that Europeans are particularly behind the times when it comes to biblical studies. We found that no European could trace the geneology of Jaddua to Eliashib - let alone all the way back to Jeshua, famed companion of Nehemiah.
Clearly, the Europeans have a long road to travel.
