Back in April the federal government released the U.S. National Assessment of Educational Progress, often referred to as the nation's report card. So, how did U.S. kids do? Well, according to Canada's National Post, world geography and geopolitics aren't exactly their strong suits.
One-third of American 8th graders think Canada, Australia and France are dictatorships; another 10 per cent think the three countries are “controlled by the military.” The good news (I guess) is that 54 percent of students answered questions about the countries correctly.
The results don't suggest that American teens think Canada, for example, is emerging as the next North Korea. Kenneth Holland, president of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, clarified this point to the Post. It just means they have absolutely no idea what Canada's government is like.
