Comments on: Don’t Know Much About History http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/11/20/dont-know-much-about-history/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:33 -0600 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/11/20/dont-know-much-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 Rachel Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:48 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1489#comment-4896 I just took it and got 96.97% (I missed the if taxes = spending question because I misinterpreted the "per person" choice). But while the "civics" questions seem pretty straightforward, the economics questions seem both more technical (what policy tools the Federal Reserve has) and more ideologically loaded (international trade leads to increased productivity). I'd also like to know more about their survey methods. I find the "elected official result" very strange. I just took it and got 96.97% (I missed the if taxes = spending question because I misinterpreted the “per person” choice).

But while the “civics” questions seem pretty straightforward, the economics questions seem both more technical (what policy tools the Federal Reserve has) and more ideologically loaded (international trade leads to increased productivity).

I’d also like to know more about their survey methods. I find the “elected official result” very strange.

]]> By: Ms. Miller http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/11/20/dont-know-much-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 Ms. Miller Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:38:29 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1489#comment-4891 And yet the sponsor of this quiz, ISI, continues to endorse a philosophy of government that the American electorate has soundly rejected in this year's civic responsibility crash course. Funny thing about that. And yet the sponsor of this quiz, ISI, continues to endorse a philosophy of government that the American electorate has soundly rejected in this year’s civic responsibility crash course. Funny thing about that.

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/11/20/dont-know-much-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-4890 Crimson Wife Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1489#comment-4890 I found this year's ISI quiz to be easier than last year's. This year, I missed one question, for a score of 96.97%. Last year, I only scored 86.67% (though one was a boneheaded mistake where I read too quickly and confused Andrew JOHNson with Andrew JACKson). The strange thing is that I can't think of any reason why I'd have a greater knowledge of basic U.S. civics this year than last year. We've been covering ancient times in history in our homeschool so it's not like I've been brushing up on the subject. The question I missed was the one about the definition of a "public good". I've never formally studied economics & I had narrowed the choices down to 2 possibilities but guessed wrong. I had plenty of company on that one, though- only 34.12% got the correct answer. I found this year’s ISI quiz to be easier than last year’s. This year, I missed one question, for a score of 96.97%. Last year, I only scored 86.67% (though one was a boneheaded mistake where I read too quickly and confused Andrew JOHNson with Andrew JACKson).

The strange thing is that I can’t think of any reason why I’d have a greater knowledge of basic U.S. civics this year than last year. We’ve been covering ancient times in history in our homeschool so it’s not like I’ve been brushing up on the subject.

The question I missed was the one about the definition of a “public good”. I’ve never formally studied economics & I had narrowed the choices down to 2 possibilities but guessed wrong. I had plenty of company on that one, though- only 34.12% got the correct answer.

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