Subject: ‘geographic education’
| July 23, 2011State of U.S. Geographic EducationGeographyU.S. students continue to do poorly when tested on subjects relating to geography. The National Center for Education Statistics recently released its report on the state of geography education entitled “The Nation’s Report Card: Geography 2010“. The report assessed the progress of students at grades 4, 8, and 12: Nationally representative samples of about 7,000 fourth-graders, 9,500 ... read more November 29, 2009 Essay on Why We Need to Improve Geographic LiteracyGeographyOne of the top blogs out there focusing on geography as a discipline is Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze. Patrick Abbott,who runs that blog, has an essay on KansasCity.com in their “As I see it” section entitled “Why we need to improve geographic literacy“. In the essay, Abbott argues that the media’s portrayal of geography has ... read more |
