Study finds children largely ignorant

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Study finds children largely ignorant

Posted: 10/9/2012 11:42:58 AM EDT

By PATRICK GAVIN | 10/9/12 10:20 AM EDT

Kids! They say they darnedest things, don’t they?!?

Things, apparently, like, "The U.S. government is a well-functioning legislative body!”

Highlights magazine polled 1,265 readers and discovered that a whopping 70.5 percent of children "believe in the ability of government leaders to tackle most of the country’s problems” (compare that to their jaded elders, who give Congress only a 14 percent approval rating). The youngest children surveyed were even more enthusiastic, 81 percent of whom are confident in our leaders’ problem-solving abilities.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82173.html

Posted: 10/9/2012 11:44:57 AM EDT

[#1]

You don't say....

Posted: 10/9/2012 11:46:44 AM EDT

[#2]

People are seriously expecting some sort of educated, worldly answer from the target audience of this?

Might as well ask them what they think of quantum physics while you're at it.

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:04:04 PM EDT

[#3]

<–– Suprised face

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:07:52 PM EDT

[#4]

Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains.

Easy to be idealistic when you have no responsibilities.

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:12:35 PM EDT

[#5]

Well, I'm going to start teaching my kids today that adults can't be trusted to take care of problems.

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:15:30 PM EDT

[#6]

Stupid young kids, that's the last time I ask them for their retarded opinion.

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:22:20 PM EDT

[#7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7LjVCj50Y

Posted: 10/9/2012 12:24:04 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

By PATRICK GAVIN | 10/9/12 10:20 AM EDT

Kids! They say they darnedest things, don’t they?!?

Things, apparently, like, "The U.S. government is a well-functioning legislative body!”

Highlights magazine polled 1,265 readers and discovered that a whopping 70.5 percent of children "believe in the ability of government leaders to tackle most of the country’s problems” (compare that to their jaded elders, who give Congress only a 14 percent approval rating). The youngest children surveyed were even more enthusiastic, 81 percent of whom are confident in our leaders’ problem-solving abilities.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82173.html

Not surprisingly the study also found that 70.5% of children eat their own boogers.