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Vestin · 07:25 AM

It would be interesting to me only if it was in a controlled environment.

As opposed to...?

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Here's what I DON'T like about this whole thing:

The fact that they're testing adults on something that was taught to them anywhere from 10 to 50 years ago, depending on the contestant's age.
Hah, you don't remember something you read 25 years ago? You must be mildy retarded!

Also, something to keep in mind is that the only difference between what's in a fifth grade text book, and say, a college level text book is the reading level it's written at.

ANNNNND even if they ask questions that are obvious-as-daylight, they're not going to be proving any points that we didn't already know.
Wow, you mean there are stupid people out there? Who would'a thunk?!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Vestin · Local time: Feb 13, 2007, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by gren

...being completely anecdotal. That is, it won't be able to tell you anything about the level of knowledge of the populace. It will be people they think will get them better ratings.

Then wouldn't that be controlled? I mean, if they were to choose their people by who they thought were going to get them better ratings. So, what you're saying is that you DON'T want it controlled?

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Also, there is a lot different about college text books: Tone, theory they presuppose you know, depth. Plus, there are some things that educated people should know. Any single one of them is 'worthless knowledge' but as a whole people who are well educated know these things and it most often helps them to think better--which is important.

Yes, depth. But the information is still the same. I don't think they're aiming for the "well educated" person. That wouldn't make sense. Would you suggest maybe they bring on a fifth-grade teacher for example?

Also, even those who are educated can be completely oblivious to other things. For example, a history major might know shit about science, and so forth and so on.

Originally Posted by mistershow

Isn't this basically the same concept as the show Street Smarts but without the wagering on whether or not the person will answer the question correctly?

No. It's not. That's like saying "Isn't this like jeopardy, except for, you know, the whole answering with a question and picking the amount of money?"

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Vestin · Local time: Feb 13, 2007, 03:40 PM

Well the reason I made that statement was because in High School as we were preparing for the SAT's, my teacher took a 6th grade (I know it's not 5th, but that's damn close enough) history textbook and compared it to a freshmen level college textbook and compared how it had virtually the same information, but in a little more detail and in five-dollar words.

Eh.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.