[blind-democracy] Re: FW: A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You State Propaganda

  • From: Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:15:26 -0500

Bob,

I don't understand why you couldn't access the questions. I am going to see
if I can send the questions with their answers, or at least, the link for
them. I'm just this untechy person still using Jaws 13 with Magic 11 at 22X,
both way out of date, and I was able to do it, at least I was the other day.

Miriam

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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Hachey
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 12:40 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: FW: A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You
State Propaganda



Hi Miriam,

I tried to take the quiz, but couldn't access the questions.

Now, here's a pieve of mine that will likely get me into trouble here. Some
of these sites now have a "choose language" box that seems to wreak havoc
with screen readers. I am in favor of includsion of various languages, but
not at the expense of accessibility for blind and visually impaired persons.

Sorry folks, I'm sick of waiting in line behind every other freakin group.
That is, we PWD are at the bbotom of the barrel, below other races and
cultures.

Bob Hachey



From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:02 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] FW: A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You
State Propaganda







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Subject: A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You State Propaganda


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A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You State Propaganda

U.S. schools provide a great deal of useful information, but also leave out
a great deal. Can you answer these questions
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can your kids answer? Can your kids' teachers answer them? Can your parents
answer them? Can your uncle who tells you whom to vote for and what to think
answer them?

These questions
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intended to comprise an ideal comprehensive course in U.S. or world history.
They are intended as a quick sampling of the sort of material that would be
included, along with other material, in a basic education that wasn't
twisted by the interests of the U.S. government. There might be many
questions I would have chosen to include in the place of some of these if I
knew more. I was educated in public schools in Fairfax Country, Va., where
the schools were ranked among the best in the country. I have a Master's in
philosophy from the University of Virginia. I didn't learn the answer to a
single one of these questions
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almost certainly gone out of your way to learn things not taught in U.S.
schools. If you find most of them difficult to answer, I would urge you not
to quickly conclude that this is because the topics asked about are of minor
importance. Please consider with an open mind whether these questions are
not in fact central and vital to the education of a citizen of the United
States. And please consider how they relate to what you would expect people
in other countries to learn about their own histories.

Take the Quiz.
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