On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:16:52 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Doral36" NOYB wrote in message
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wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:59 -0500, "tak"
wrote:

http://americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

See how you do, elected officals, who took the quiz, scored less than
50%

You answered 28 out of 33 correctly - 84.85 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.1%
Average sco 78.1%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will
only count once toward the monthly average.

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email
.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected
officials scored on each question.

Where to from here?

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are
accessible to human reason
Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of
means and ends
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly
paying for it
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

While I missed different questions, it does seem to be a popular score.

answered 28 out of 33 correctly - 84.85 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.1%
Average sco 78.1%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will only
count once toward the monthly average.

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email
.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected
officials scored on each question.

Where to from here?

Answers to Your Missed Questions:


Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #25 - B. individual citizens create, exchange, and control goods
and resources
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying
for it
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person


Cut it out. You guys are raising the average score. Mine doesn't look so
good anymore.

Eisboch


Our local high school for several years won or placed high in the national
civics Contest. Skip Mohatt was the teacher. Was an amazing run for a
public school vs. private school.
http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/rec...996_E00672.pdf
Unfortunately he passed away this weekend from pneumonia as a complication
from a fall. He had Polio as a child and probably added an extra factor.
He was a giant among teachers. A reason to pay the good ones more, merit
pay. He inspired the kids. One of them has gotten a masters in
international business and foreign relations and works for the State
Department. A kid who might have just gone along working the ramp crew for
an airline. What he did to pay for college.


Can't have good teachers get recognized. Then the bad teachers will look
worse. Any extra money for merit pay should go to union leaders. They could
then put it in their pockets like they do in Washington, DC.
--
A Harry Krause truism:

"It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!"