This explains a lot

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Interesting how the low scoring states lean politically
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Seems also to be a correlation between low scoring states and which states receive the most government $ back vs what they contribute.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Seems also to be a correlation between low scoring states and which states receive the most government $ back vs what they contribute.

Not significantly true overall, but if it were, then it would seem that government money makes people dumber.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Not significantly true overall, but if it were, then it would seem that government money makes people dumber.

Do you have a chart to show that it is not significantly true overall bc every chart I have seen seems to indicate that the historically right leaning states all receive more back then they pay to the govern. There also seems to be a correlation between educational achievement also.

But to the point before you tried to turn this into a political arguement, it is sad people don't know more about our country. Perhaps bc many states down have civics classes anymore.

[JohnR]

Many of the states that get low Fed have high state taxes, salaries, and tend to spend more. States that receive higher tend to have larger government installations like gov research or large military bases or (ironically, bases that were thrown out of states)

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Do you have a chart to show that it is not significantly true overall bc every chart I have seen seems to indicate that the historically right leaning states all receive more back then they pay to the govern. There also seems to be a correlation between educational achievement also.

I was referring to the chart that JohnR posted.

As far as the states receiving more back than they pay, I consider that a good thing. If all the states did that, the federal government might be forced to cut back on its spending. And maybe the fed would then not need to tax us as much and more money would stay in the states so they wouldn't have to rely on the federal government dole.

But to the point before you tried to turn this into a political arguement,

This is the political forum. And like so much of what affects our civic life in America now, politics is a, or the, key factor. And the Pete F post to which I responded was specifically political. Your stuff about "right leaning" states getting back more than they pay is political.

it is sad people don't know more about our country. Perhaps bc many states down have civics classes anymore.

As I said in the first response to the thread "It's not an accident that citizenship is not an important subject in our Progressive educational institutions."

[scottw]

Originally Posted by PaulS

But to the point before you tried to turn this into a political arguement,



Originally Posted by detbuch

This is the political forum

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by detbuch

As I said in the first response to the thread "It's not an accident that citizenship is not an important subject in our Progressive educational institutions."

Most people don't try to turn everything into Progress vs Cons. like you did. I'm guessing Pete's post was in reaction to your post commenting on progressive educational instituitions and pointing out that cons. states seem to score low.

If citizenship wasn't important in the progressive educational institutions what do you attribute to the low scoring conservative states? Just not as smart or is it bc they frequently spend less per student on education?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by PaulS

If citizenship wasn't important in the progressive educational institutions what do you attribute to the low scoring conservative states?

the tests are harder

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by scottw

the tests are harder

is that why they have lower educational achievement and lower average earnings? Might need to pay their teachers more?????

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Most people don't try to turn everything into Progress vs Cons. like you did.

I am not "most people". Being "most people" may be a goal you aspire to. I don't. I would normally apologize if I undeservedly offended you. But if that offends you, or irks you, I won't apologize for who I am.

Progressive vs Conservative is an essential feature of American politics, so would be totally appropriate in a political forum.

I'm guessing Pete's post was in reaction to your post commenting on progressive educational instituitions and pointing out that cons. states seem to score low.

If citizenship wasn't important in the progressive educational institutions what do you attribute to the low scoring conservative states? Just not as smart or is it bc they frequently spend less per student on education?

The public educational institutions in this country have intentionally been made Progressive in their social and political pedagogy. If not all, the vast majority with qualifying teacher certificates are educated in our Progressive colleges and Universities. This applies even in "conservative" states. Our Public schools, in all states, are progressive institutions. It would be interesting to have a chart like the one in this thread that surveyed private schools. I wouldn't be surprised if Christian school students scored higher.

In the survey that John posted all states except Vermont scored below 50%. And Vermont was only at 53%. In the next level below that "Conservative" states had higher scores than "Progressive" ones. As a whole, even including Vermont, that is pitiful. Spending more money on education evidently doesn't affect the students' knowledge of American civics and history. That's not because the students are stupid. It's because they are not being taught what Progressive pedagogues think is either unimportant or they are being taught Progressive versions which are antithetical to the historical principles of this country.