Search Engine Results Reveal: Teens Don’t Know Who OBL Is
- Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:40pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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According to a report posted by Yahoo, it appears that most teens do not know who Osama bin Laden is. Two thirds of people who searched “who is Osama bin Laden” on Sunday turned out to be teenagers:
Teens ages 13-17 were seeking more information as they made up 66% of searches for “who is osama bin laden?”
More from the Yahoo report:
According to Yahoo!, The Top Searched Questions on Osama bin Laden are (based on Sunday, 5/1):
Is Osama bin Laden dead?
How did Osama bin Laden die?
Who killed Osama bin Laden?
How old is Osama bin Laden
Who is Osama bin Laden
Where was Osama bin Laden killed?
Is Osama bin Laden dead or alive?
How tall is Osama bin Laden?Younger Generation. News of Osama bin Laden’s death seemed to have struck a chord with younger folks who grew up during the war on terrorism.
- On Yahoo!, 1 in 3 searches for “how did osama bin laden die” on Sunday were from teens ages 13-17.
- According to Yahoo!, 40% of searches on Sunday for “who killed osama bin laden” were from people ages 13-20.
- However, it seems teens ages 13-17 were seeking more information as they made up 66% of searches for “who is osama bin laden?”
Hat Tip Ricochet, where you can find a fun graphic to accompany this story.
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Comments (257)
VLADTEPES
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:02pmTeachers union have destroyed the brains of our kids, thank god not mine..
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:57pmI just came from a college this weekend and tried to talk politics.
Report Post »Nobody wanted to have a dialog – they just wanted to spew back at me why it was their right to free everything.
Nobody educates these kids anymore – they just spoon-feed them the socialist / progressive propaganda and expect them to parrot it back………. dude.
Downrange27
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:56pmJust like all these B.S. statistics, you have to break it down and look at the ORIGINAL article…. it only says 2/3 or the people conducting that search are teenagers. Relatively speaking, it‘s wasn’t that popular of a search. I’m more concerned about the 1/3 that wasn’t made up of teenagers. Oh… and teenagers don’t use yahoo to search anyways. Yet another sensationalized headline easily deemed irrelevant.
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:56pmThat’s correct!! The communist defectors said it 30 years ago, get into the schools. If parents don‘t step up it’s game over.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:54pmThe bad news is, they don’t know who OBL was. The good news is, they’re eager to learn.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:04pmyeah right. They’ll learn from Rashard “we havent heard his side” Mendenhall.
Report Post »attleboro
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:21pmGood point.
Report Post »Malcom0983
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:53pmWhy would these clueless turds know who he is? Bin Laden doesn’t have a sex tape with a celebrity, isn’t a rapper, isn’t on a reality show. Parents don‘t talk to their kids about terrorism and kids aren’t going to take the initiative to educate themselves of goings on in the world.
Equally as scary: Search engines know the ages of persons doing searches.
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 8:48pm@ Search engines know the ages of persons doing searches.
They can’t know.
Report Post »Fight for America
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:52pmSorry folks, the liberals in the schools are too busy (being involved in things they shouldn’t be involved in) to tell our kids about mass murderer terrorists and their plans for wiping us off the earth.
I watched the celebration of sorts that seemed more like a sports event. I don’t think the teachers are teaching their kids the difference between war and a weekend game. either.
Report Post »DangerClose
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:51pmThis is who will fight for Lady Liberty. This is who we expect to keep our nation strong. THIS is who our future is. My daughter is 8, and she coiuld easily debate most on here, let alone teens on American History. Her Specialities are The Revolution in NY, and The Civil War. Any Takers?
Report Post »Maji
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:49pmWe’re squared in that respect….What s a Justin Bieber?????
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:08pmI think Ozzy asked that same question……..
Report Post »RowanGingerRaven
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:49pmI think it’s the “OMG” generation effect, the majority born after ‘95 are blissfully unaware of, well, everything that isn’t pandering teachers, M – I mean ‘Reality’ tv, and parents that’d rather toss there kid a gameboy(I know, I’m old school) then actually have a conversation. The really sad part, I‘m only 21 and it seems like there’s a huge generation gap between we young adults and those teens. I just don’t get it O_o
Report Post »YoungLibertarian
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:16pmAre you sure about that? When you were a teenager I’m sure you seemed just as stupid to people in their 20s at that time.
Report Post »hillbillyinny
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:48pmThey’re not teaching true history in our public schools, what would make us think they’re teaching recent history or current events! If it’s not propaganda its not worth mentioning to the useful idots in school today according to our untion officials and government.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:48pmwow…what a surprise,however,they know all about sex,abortion and how bad the USA is…
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:47pmNo Kidding.These are the same people who were whooping it up outside the White House Sunday evening.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:10pmhardly…
Report Post »attleboro
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:20pmNope, wrong. Idiot.
Report Post »Pilgrim Bill
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:46pmI don’t know if they teach about 9-11 in schools
Report Post »Ba Ba Booey
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:10pmnice addition to the conversation
Report Post »OpinionHead
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:20amPilgrimBill
If they do teach who OBL is, or was, I am sure that there is so much Political Correctness, and left wing teacher union bias, that OBL comes out as a hero. If you remember right, OBL was on our side when the Russians were in Afghanistan, history is a fickle b***h, it just depends on who is writing it.
Report Post »fatsomann
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:46pmWho is Justin Bieber? Can you name all the real houswives of NJ? Atlanta? How many times has Lindsey Lohan been arrested? Who is Snookie?
Report Post »Most of these kids (13-20) have no idea how their lives have been affected by OBL and terrorists. Too many other social topics to be concerned about.
IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:51pmYes, and BHO is on their facebook!!
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:51pmTotally agree – We are failing our children!
Report Post »EQUALIZER
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:46pm18 year olds will vote for Barry Soetoreo though!!!! Who is Barry Soetoro little Joshy said.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:46pmHow they know how old you are when you do a search?
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:45pmSame dolts who went running into the streets at 1 am sunday night. They have no clue as usual
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:53pm@ SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »Same dolts who went running into the streets at 1 am sunday night.
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The same “dolts” who celebrated at West Point?
IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:53pmBHO is in their facebook. The propaganda of our teachers union….
Report Post »attleboro
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:20pmUm, explain yourself, moron.
Report Post »MontanaRob
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:06pmYou know, I’m about as conservative as it gets, but I too thought that the display the other night and GB’s marching band thing to be off-putting.
Report Post »Yes, thank God he’s dead (maybe, don’t trust this bunch at all, on anything), but a little decorum goes a long way.
If you think back, the way your parents and grandparents acted. The films from the 40′s, 50′s, and early 60′s. When the bad guys got greased, the good guys just took a long look and then walked away. A job well done. No celebration, high fives, booyah, anything like that. Just quietly acknowledged and that was that. Class, maturity, not childish bravado. Too me, a more Christian approach.
IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:45pmSad commentary on our school system. Thanks teachers union
Report Post »Ba Ba Booey
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:23pmso you think that the data will show that in non-union districts teens DID know who OBL was? Tool
Report Post »chiefparker
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:59pmYes, I do think if you poll private school children that you’d have a huge disparity.
Report Post »As a matter of fact many folks take out a second mortgage to ensure their child doesn’t turn out to be a policy chanting robot…
smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:44pmHow does Yahoo know how old a searcher is?
Report Post »banderashovel
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pmthats what i would like to know !!!
Report Post »fatsomann
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:52pmGood question.
Report Post »UpstateNYConservative
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:54pmMore than likely, Yahoo! got the numbers from among those kids who have an email account with them.
Report Post »Mr. Nice Guy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:57pmThe Yahoo article doesn’t explain that.
Probably they google it. ;)
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:19pmSearch better not reveal email address. Search engines would go out of business fast.
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:22pmSearch better not reveal email address. What a violation of privacy.
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 8:28pmThat should be the bigger story. What exactly is Yahoo obtaining & storing. This is why I always sign up with fake information. Only places that I make purchases from like newegg have my actual personal information.
Report Post »OpinionHead
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:13amLike it or not, everytime you do anything on the internet, there is the potential for tracking you. It is a little thing like your IP address, that tells a lot, like where you are from, who your ISP is and so on. Yahoo, Google, all of them MUST track you, that is how they target ads and set the keyword prices and so on. There is but one way to keep this info private………stay off of the Internet, sorry.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:44pmWell at least they know who Al Gore is and the effects of Global warming, lady gaga, bieber, iPods and all the really really important stuff.
Report Post »chiefparker
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:41pmlol about the candy, I needed that…
Report Post »GSP Guy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:40pmThe candy thing was awesome.
Report Post »Routy7
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 2:13amcan they tell me how much i should get foe tow cases of cans if one is missing? Without a calculator?
Report Post »JohnnyJT South Philly
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:44pmAll they know is that they want their FREEBIES and they want them NOW.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:43pmAnd this would surprise whom???
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:43pmTeens only ? come here to hollywood clubs & just ask the adults : who’s the President of the USA ?
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:54pmGosh, that one’s easy: Jed Bartlet. I thought everyone in Hollyweird knew that. :)
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:58pmwho’s the President of the USA ?
Report Post »———-
Martin Sheen
:D
SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:02pmCheezwhiz
I am deeply disappointed with your current knowledge of America. We all know its Charlie Sheen.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:03pmAllen West?
Maybe I’m just getting ahead of myself…..
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:04pm@cheez, touche! :)
Report Post »Pelling1020
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:49pmOh they may not know him but they voted for him!
Report Post »Issachar Crust
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:16pmI know, I know, Calypso Louie?
Report Post »Routy7
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 2:11am“THEPATRIOTDAVE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 1:42am
“Are teenagers stupid? Ill-informed? Or both?”
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That would be… Yes, Yes, and Yes!
I remember back when I was a teenager, the crew I hung out with thought we knew EVERYTHING. Then I grew up and learned that we didn’t know squat!
This reminds me. Recently, one of my grandkids at the tender age of 17 got his girlfriend pregnant.”
I also knew a couple in a similar situation back in 1969 – while there was still some stigma attached (before self esteem was really god) and it also has a good ending very similar. tanks for the story, maybe, someone will learn effort is a reward in itself. Many rewards are “in the doing”
Report Post »EP46
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:47amYou are so right Robert…it really scared me when they asked a group of young voters who was second in line for the Presidency. NO no no….when Biden said HE was, he was just having a “that’s Joe day”.
Report Post »Veritas vos liberabit
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:43pmThe cause… lame parents who keep breeding!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:48pmTeens Don’t Know Who OBL Is
Report Post »————-
Well duh !
Its not like he is related to the Kard@$$ians or Snooki like you know like OMG Obama is awsome like hope and change and you suk
RowanGingerRaven
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pmThat’s an understatement!
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pmand the order of the teachers union.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pm100% of the children said encinom has offered them candy.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pmWe continue to cover the same ground and everyone agrees most kids today are idiots. If you are the parent of an idiot kid, do you even care? Would you admit it?
I’m really at a loss on this one. We know what the problem is, but nobody wants to solve it.
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:51pmOy. These teenagers are going to be voting for Democrats in a few years. http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/after-bin-laden-should-republicans-be.html
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:53pmWhat? I’m sure our “progressive” educational system did have a specific course on “American World Domination and Its’ Oppression of the Muslim World”…maybe they should teach it for two semesters instead of just one! They just aren’t doing enough to spread the truth!
Report Post »showtime
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:58pmYes yes know that we know who OBL is , we are having a rally for the troops on downtown green this evening . 7:30 pm , please don’t be late… Serving funny brownies and koolaide that mom is making …BRING YOUR OWN CUPS …. SEE ya all der…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:01pmThe cause:
A liberal and progressive-socialist school system along with a multitude of families that honestly do not know or care what they are learning.
ozchambers
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:05pmThis is symptomatic of a society unwilling to face reality and unwilling to prepare our children for the future.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:07pmsidenote: I feel sorry for the girls in this picture who may very well be familiar with OBL and his terrorism but ended up in a stock photo.
Report Post »MrBigBillyB
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:15pmTo be at least a litte bit fair, keep in mind that all current teenagers were <9 when 9/11 happened. By the time they are old enough to start paying attention to World Events, OBL wasn't making headlines on a daily basis. And face it many people don't place a ton of emphasis on 9/11 like the should so OBL wouldn't come up in conversation too often. "Have you forgotten…" indeed they have.
Report Post »Ba Ba Booey
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:18pmYeah? 40% of Reps think Obama is a Muslim…a similar number thinks he wasn’t born in America…people are stupid
cheezwhiz
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:19pmMrBigBillyB
Report Post »To be at least a litte bit fair, keep in mind that all current teenagers were <9 when 9/11 happened.
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Yet these teens know everything about Che !!
Showtime
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:25pm@cheezwhiz
Report Post »Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:48pm
Teens Don’t Know Who OBL Is
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Well duh !
Its not like he is related to the Kard@$$ians or Snooki like you know like OMG Obama is awsome like hope and change and you suk
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CHEEZ!
You don’t have much patience with stupidity, do you?
Ignorance can be fixed.
You can’t fix stupid!
Cheez, you rock!
teachermitch32
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:34pmMy 14 year old daughter knows full well who, what and where regarding OBL. However, I would not fault her for being part of the statistics listed by Yahooooo. She also desires to know more about current events and that would lead her to do more research.
Now, that being said, I agree that most (not all) teens these days are generally clueless and often times their parents are the root of that ignorance and lack of desire to know more. I could see a scenario where a kid askes Mom and Dad ” What’s all this on the news about?” and a parent doesn’t know (or maybe does) and tells the kid, “Why don’t you go look it up”? Ya know what, more power to the kid who did so.
Report Post »chiefparker
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:35pmAlmost nobody had heard of him on 9/11
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:38pmThe PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM in ACTION …. way to educate!
Report Post »BrayDeck
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:48pmThese statistics are very misleading. 66% of those who searched for “who is osama bin ladin?” were teenagers, yes, but what about the 34% of adults?
Report Post »Not to mention, the NUMBER of searches were probably very low, as this is only a PERCENTAGE of those who actually did the searching. It doesn‘t account for all those who already knew the answer and didn’t have to search for it!!!
This 17 year old did not have to search for “who is osama bin ladin” and neither did many of my high school friends. Many conservatives make the mistake of alienating the rising generation, The Blaze should have pointed out this skewing of information.
mill
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:59pmIt’s a sad viewof our society when kids know who Snooki is, what she does, and where she’s from..etcetcetc but don’t know any world geography, history, who is the VP. I was shaking my head on a show recently when the “college” freshmen were asked where canada is, Alaska, they didn’t know.
It’s the parents fault! 100% their fault. The school will run amuck when allowed to. \
Report Post »We were scared the teachers would tell our parents something we did..not these kids, they brag about it.
At my GD school the 7th graders look like hookers in training, school reading grade is below average..
Our kids are…stupid and spoiled, and do not have a secure place in today’s world anymore.
godlovinmom
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:06pmmy preteen knows who UBL is…but…she’s homeschooled!…just like she knows Washington was a Christian.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:11pmBraydeck
Report Post »Please don’t think we are trying to alienate you, we are frustrated with the many things that you are not being taught in school.
That was a good post. My son is fourteen and knows who OBL is too.
You have to admit, though, that alot of kids now are more interested in video games than things that are happening in the world. I don’t blame them, it was the same when I was a kid. The difference is that our educators seemed more vested in making sure we got information that we may not have come by at home.
Professional Infidel
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:16pm“Who Cares” is the ‘attitude of the young, combined with the absence of any real life lessons, is a recipe for Unawareness. So yes its Dumb and Don’t give a Damn about anything except about getting some!!
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:17pmOYE!!!! need I say more?
Report Post »MontanaRob
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:27pmExactly Kate!
Report Post »I don’t have a problem with most of the kids, it’s the dysfunctional, pot smoking, s#!+ for brains jackwagons left over from the 60′s that we should be blaming this on. Of course, they got it from the commie dupes that permeated the universities in the 50‘ and 60’s because the House Committee on Un-American Activities was watered down and discredited by soviet propaganda. And they got it from the dupes that followed the Bolsheviks in the 1920‘s and 30’s.
If we had just rid the world of the leftist ideology back then, we wouldn’t be facing the daunting task of having to irradicate it today, and that IS what it will take!
copperstatekid
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:35pmMy daughter comes from what I like to call a politically savy household, and that household is ours and she is 19 years old. She has since moved out into her own apartment. She also doesn’t have a television because she uses her cell phone and computer to get her entertainment. Ironically, there was a story today about TV sales being the lowest in 20 years. Yes, computers may have some thing to do with it, but I tend to think that many people just can’t afford them due to this wonderful economy of “hope and change”.
Upon hearing the news of Osama’s death, I told my wife to call our daughter to inform her. My wife call her, and my wife then said, “Osama bin Laden has been killed!” My daughter’s response was, “Is that a good thing?” I was floored and shocked because it is not like she wasn’t exposed to world events here at home when she lived here and here ignorance of who OBL was was a mind blower, especially since I distinctly remember having a conversation with her about it. Yes, I hate to agree, but teens are stupid, including my daughter. Having said that, it is no wonder really. The news my daughter accesses on her computer is from here MSN homepage, and it is very hard to find news regarding matters other than movie stars, entertainment, new cars, sex surveys, make-up, Lady Gaga etc. There is barely any real news on that page.
Report Post »Pelling1020
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:46pmSLAPTHELEFT !!!
As they say in North Korea “Awsome nee da”.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:48pmWhat is scarier:
Report Post »That teens don’t care, are stupid, or are uninformed,
Or that yahoo knows EXACTLY who is using their search engine?
4th Amendment, anyone?
My Sacred Honor
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:55pmteachermitch32
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 5:34pm
My 14 year old daughter knows full well who, what and where regarding OBL. However, I would not fault her for being part of the statistics listed by Yahooooo. She also desires to know more about current events and that would lead her to do more research.
My fiance’s 13-year-old daughter knows full well who he is/was, and knew before a week ago. This is true, but statistically speaking (thanks yahoo for informing us that you keep tabs on EVERY user of your search engine) most teens are indoctrinated or just don’t care, in the style of CHEEZWHIZ (marry me now) “Like, OMG! Did u c who got voted off last night? He was SO CUTE! Osama who? Didn’t he like, do some stuff way back in the last like, decade or something? CU in skool and ttyl!”
Like, gag my 39-year-old ass with a spoon.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:55pm@MrBigBillyB:
Report Post »“To be at least a litte bit fair, keep in mind that all current teenagers were <9 when 9/11 happened."
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Hey Big Billy…I applaud your willingness to be gracious and give them "the benefit of the doubt"…but honestly, that's like saying that those of us over 40 or so would not have been taught about Hitler…and indeed, one could probably argue that the younger generation wasn't taught the truth about Hitler either…then factor in the crap they pull off of the internet…parents who don't sit around the dinner table any more like we did and talk about God, Family and Country…and you've got some kind of problem on your hands…it is time to abolish the Department of Education and scrap the textbooks…time to start over and GET IT RIGHT!
your sensei
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 6:57pmoopsie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5BXMv64EfU&feature=related
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:00pmKATE!!!! Where you been, darlin’?
Report Post »Sorry CHEEZE, but unless you wanna go Morman, “Big Love” style…
Marry me, Kate?
banjarmon
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:04pmThe dumbing down of America’s kids by UNION teachers!!
Report Post »michael48
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:20pmindoctrination ..instead of education. Can quote from Rules for Radicals (taught in Math class) and Das Kapital (taught in Economics)…but haven’t a clue where America is on a Map…just try to have them make change from a $5.00 bill without a calculator…good luck!!!!!
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 8:06pmUBL was not discussed in my sons class. However he can tell you all about plastic shopping bags killing sea turtles, discarded video games ruining the environment, tornados caused by global warming ,meatless Mondays at school lunch, and knows all the words to several praise Obama songs.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 8:46pmLook, you can blame parents, but for my money it‘s the ’pubic’ schools.
Report Post »underconsideration
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 9:15pmOr maybe today’s 16 year olds were 6 when he hit and never got a real feeling for his life story. Maybe they’re not judgmental idiots and wanted to know how someone becomes crazy.
Report Post »Issachar Crust
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:10pmUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My kids knew who this peckerwood was as soon as they could walk! Ignorance, and bad parenting!
Report Post »Peabodyhere
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:33pmThis may be a dumb question but… how do they know the ages of the people searching on the web?
Report Post »MyAgendaIsTruth
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:44pmCome on why would they anything about OBL? They are the most self center, instant gratification, ignorant generation ever in the US’s history. Of course there are acceptations to this but most of them fit this mold. They are the ENTITLEMENT generation. I try to talk to them to see what they think about. I am shocked how ignorant most of them are. When I do find someone who knows what is going on it is actually shocking. They stand out. That is why I think Glenn Beck has the right idea to get to the younger generation before they get brainwashed.
Report Post »Issachar Crust
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:15pmOh I almost forgot, what about the neglegent teachers? How sweet to indoctrinate our youth against us..
Report Post »Thug sauce
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:22pmWhats scarier, the fact that so few teens knew who OBL is, or the fact that demographic information on what people are searching is so readily available?
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:35pmI wonder if they even know who the Taliban are? I‘m certain they haven’t a clue who the Northern Militia were in Afghanistan.
Report Post »RightWrite
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 12:47amOf course they have no clue! That is why the Lefties try to indoctrinate the teens — ignorance is bliss.
Report Post »Routy7
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 1:34am“HAUSCHILD
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:50pm
We continue to cover the same ground and everyone agrees most kids today are idiots. If you are the parent of an idiot kid, do you even care? Would you admit it?
I’m really at a loss on this one. We know what the problem is, but nobody wants to solve it.”
Suggestion: GET THE DAMN GOVERNMENT OUT OF EDUCATION, DEFUND THE DEPARTMENT OF. KILL UNIONS IN ANY FORM OF EDUCATION AND KEEP PROGRESSIVES OUT TOO!!!!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 1:42am“Are teenagers stupid? Ill-informed? Or both?”
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That would be… Yes, Yes, and Yes!
I remember back when I was a teenager, the crew I hung out with thought we knew EVERYTHING. Then I grew up and learned that we didn’t know squat!
This reminds me. Recently, one of my grandkids at the tender age of 17 got his girlfriend pregnant. My wife and I knew nothing about it until the baby was born. According to the kids, the condom they used broke, but I have my doubts. Anyway, we found out after the fact, and instead of being saddened or upset at these dumb kids, I ended up being very impressed. They decided together that aborting was out of the question. Immediately on finding out that his girlfriend was pregnant he quit school to get a job. Once he found a job he enrolled in night classes to get his GED. His girlfriend enrolled in a local college to work on her nursing credentials, and she went to class every day while pregnant and even on the day she gave birth, she was at school when her water broke. Between the two kids they have worked out a schedule that works for them right now, with very little interference from their parents. My grandson hasn’t missed a day of work or any of his classes, and his girlfriend has found part-time work at night after her nursing classes. The baby is doing great and they are planning to get married this summer, and they have done all I described above in a little less than a year. Was I upset that my grandson has really messed-up, yes. But the way he and his girlfriend have tackled the whole situation makes me proud. I know I was never that grown-up at that age.
Time for a real leader…
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Routy7
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 1:55amPS: take away their cell phones and i pods in class so they will at least have the opportunity to pay attention.
Report Post »Put them ALL in uniforms no “I got better clothes than you” BS $1000.00 tenies? gold chains, high dollar electronics carried to classes. Schools are NOT RODEO DRIVE STORE FRONTS! keep it at home
Reinstate “corporal punishment” If students interfere with the learning of others, beat them or get rid of them. “self esteem”, touchy feelly, rehab of the inmates is nothing but psycho babble BS. Old Testament teaching that if a man is unwilling to be obedient to the accepted norms of society, then a beating is in order.{ rod on the back of the fool }
dr_funk
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 4:45amThat, and this: http://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspx
Both make me fear for the future of this country…
Report Post »ILUVJESUS
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:32amFire all teachers.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:24amThey have no idea that we went to war for 9/11 because their marxist and radical teachers told them it was a war for oil. They are a product of the socialist dream a generation of useful idiots so afraid of being an outcast by having conservative veiws that they would never dare go aginst the grain of populus oppinion.
Report Post »GRANNYMOO
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:15amAnd lame teachers who just keep teaching
Report Post »Obanger
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:02amThey are neither stupid, nor ill-informed. They are indoctrinated. For you see our public education system in America is a four-phase system. 1) Primary school: Teach students how to think. 2) Middle school: Teach students WHAT to think. 3). Post High School: Learn how to teach students to think. 4) Become a teacher: And teach children how to think. The full-circle of education in the public schools in America. And we are funding it; one of the 4-pillars of deceit in America.
Report Post »KOCHLEFFEL
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:20amKeep them dumb they can be easier manipulated.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 11:19amOsama Bin Ladin is a CIA asset codenamed “Tim Osman”.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 4:24pmAt least these kids didn’t want to stay ignorant. They looked it up. I‘m more concerned about those who didn’t look it up, don’t care and are still ignorant. Those are the stupid ones.
Report Post »DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:40pmLiberal teens are stupid, of this I have no doubt. Other kids, like my own, are not allowed to be brain dead daywalkers.
Report Post »celly37
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 7:01amLike, OMG! He is not on my BFF list!
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