"Dumbest State"
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Netscape News has this up. I don't mind being from "the dumbest state," but
I do have questions:
Who "Morgan Quitno Press"?
If high drop out and physical violence might be the direct result of the
other negatives, is it fair to grade a state down (as it were) for responding
naturally to an already-bad situation? And is the state dumb because they don't
spend a whole lot on schools, or do they mean to suggest every child is dumb
because the state didn't spend more?
I was amused, in a sad way.
But if a state had a lot of homeschoolers, that might contribute to making
the state seem dumber (on this brilliantly designed scale). I think it's an
insurmountable problem. <g>
States Ranked: Smartest to Dumbest
The smartest state in the union for the second consecutive year is
Massachusetts.
The dumbest, for the third year in a row, is New Mexico.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan
Quitno Press of hundreds of public school systems in all 50 states. States were
graded on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national
average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public
high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math
proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high
drop-out rates and physical violence.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Massachusetts
2. Connecticut
3. Vermont
4. New Jersey
5. Wisconsin
6. New York
7. Minnesota
8. Iowa
9. Pennsylvania
10. Montana
11. Main20. Ohio
21. Colorado
22. South Dakota
23. Rhode Island
24. Illinois
25. North Carolina
26. Missouri
27. Delaware
28. Utah
29. Idaho
30. Washington
31. Michigan
32. South Carolina
33. Texas and West Virginia (tie)
35. Oregon
36. Arkansas
37. Kentucky
38. Georgia
39. Florida
40. Oklahoma
41. Tennessee
42. Hawaii
43. California
44. Alabama
45. Alaska
46. Louisiana
47. Mississippi
48. Arizona
49. Nevada
50. New Mexico
I do have questions:
Who "Morgan Quitno Press"?
If high drop out and physical violence might be the direct result of the
other negatives, is it fair to grade a state down (as it were) for responding
naturally to an already-bad situation? And is the state dumb because they don't
spend a whole lot on schools, or do they mean to suggest every child is dumb
because the state didn't spend more?
I was amused, in a sad way.
But if a state had a lot of homeschoolers, that might contribute to making
the state seem dumber (on this brilliantly designed scale). I think it's an
insurmountable problem. <g>
States Ranked: Smartest to Dumbest
The smartest state in the union for the second consecutive year is
Massachusetts.
The dumbest, for the third year in a row, is New Mexico.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan
Quitno Press of hundreds of public school systems in all 50 states. States were
graded on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national
average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public
high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math
proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high
drop-out rates and physical violence.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Massachusetts
2. Connecticut
3. Vermont
4. New Jersey
5. Wisconsin
6. New York
7. Minnesota
8. Iowa
9. Pennsylvania
10. Montana
11. Main20. Ohio
21. Colorado
22. South Dakota
23. Rhode Island
24. Illinois
25. North Carolina
26. Missouri
27. Delaware
28. Utah
29. Idaho
30. Washington
31. Michigan
32. South Carolina
33. Texas and West Virginia (tie)
35. Oregon
36. Arkansas
37. Kentucky
38. Georgia
39. Florida
40. Oklahoma
41. Tennessee
42. Hawaii
43. California
44. Alabama
45. Alaska
46. Louisiana
47. Mississippi
48. Arizona
49. Nevada
50. New Mexico
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i was wondering where new hampshire was on the list? maybe they didn't even
make it <g>, or perhaps i missed them. we are currently living in ri but are
thinking about moving to nh and so was curious for curiousity sake. thanks, pat
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make it <g>, or perhaps i missed them. we are currently living in ri but are
thinking about moving to nh and so was curious for curiousity sake. thanks, pat
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In a message dated 10/19/2004 12:18:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Pamela
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> How does YOUR state rank?Hey, where's Virginia, were we so bad, we didn't make the list?
Pamela
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Kelli Traaseth
I think its missing 11-19 or something like that,,, don't have the exact e-mail in front of me.
I thought it was funny that home to the "father of unschooling" (Holt) was number 1.
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SandraDodd@... writes:
Pamela
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I thought it was funny that home to the "father of unschooling" (Holt) was number 1.
Kelli~
b229d655@... wrote:
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> How does YOUR state rank?Hey, where's Virginia, were we so bad, we didn't make the list?
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In a message dated 10/19/2004 1:59:45 PM Central Standard Time,
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Hey, where's Virginia, were we so bad, we didn't make the list?
~~~
My guess is you're somewhere between 11 and 20 because those numbers were
skipped. :)
All I can say once again, being from Arkansas which is usually ranked 49th
in lots of educational rankings, is "thank heavens for Mississippi (and
everyone else after #37).
Karen
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b229d655@... writes:
Hey, where's Virginia, were we so bad, we didn't make the list?
~~~
My guess is you're somewhere between 11 and 20 because those numbers were
skipped. :)
All I can say once again, being from Arkansas which is usually ranked 49th
in lots of educational rankings, is "thank heavens for Mississippi (and
everyone else after #37).
Karen
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Elizabeth Hill
**And is the state dumb because they don't
spend a whole lot on schools, or do they mean to suggest every child is
dumb
because the state didn't spend more?**
It's a bit like suggesting that the person with the most expensive
bicycle is certain to win the Tour de France. Or maybe the person who
trained for the most years. (Fifty? Eighty?)
Betsy
spend a whole lot on schools, or do they mean to suggest every child is
dumb
because the state didn't spend more?**
It's a bit like suggesting that the person with the most expensive
bicycle is certain to win the Tour de France. Or maybe the person who
trained for the most years. (Fifty? Eighty?)
Betsy