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General => General => Topic started by: Calvat on December 31, 2005, 11:21:17 am

Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on December 31, 2005, 11:21:17 am: These are the 2005-2006 findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of hundreds of public school systems in all 50 states. States were graded on 21 factors, including student achievement and attendance, positive outcomes, strong student-teacher relationships and school district efficiency. Other factors are the number of high school graduates, reading, writing and math proficiency, percent of school-age kids in public schools, high school drop out rates, student-teacher ratios and class size.

"The Smartest State Award recognizes those states that are committed to students and teachers, emphasize excellence in the classroom and ensure that public elementary and secondary schools are efficiently-run," said Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno Press. "Vermont shines in many key areas of education. A high percentage of its students excel in reading, writing and math. In addition, schools in Vermont have smaller class sizes and lower pupil-teacher ratios than in most other states."

They're doing something right in New England. Massachusetts was designated the smartest state by Morgan Quitno Press the previous two years, and New England states dominate four of the five top slots this year.

The losers are Arizona, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Louisiana, Alaska, Alabama, Hawaii and Tennessee.

How does YOUR state rank?

1. Vermont
2. Connecticut
3. Massachusetts
4. New Jersey
5. Maine
6. Minnesota
7. Virginia
8. Wisconsin
9. Montana
10. New York

11. Pennsylvania
12. Nebraska
13. Kansas
14. Iowa
15. New Hampshire
16. Rhode Island
17. Wyoming
18. South Dakota
19. Maryland
20. North Dakota

21. Missouri
22. North Carolina
23. Colorado
24. Texas
25. Delaware
26. Indiana
27. Michigan
28. Idaho
29. South Carolina
30. Washington

31. Ohio
32. Illinois
33. Utah
34. West Virginia
35. Kentucky
36. Florida
37. Arkansas
38. Oregon
39. Oklahoma
40. Georgia

41. Tennessee
42. Hawaii
43. Alabama
44. Alaska
45. Louisiana
46. California
47. Nevada
48. New Mexico
49. Mississippi
50. Arizona
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If your not in there (Like myself) your an idiot.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Monkeydog on December 31, 2005, 11:30:27 am: Your point?

It means nothing. Just because your from one of those states neither make you smart nor dumb.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on December 31, 2005, 11:32:03 am: ^Learn.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Monkeydog on December 31, 2005, 11:34:16 am: Learn what?
Things like this are never trustworthy.
Does it factor in the ammount of schools per state? The amount of funding each state pays for schools? I doubt it.

If you came from Arizonia, Calvat, does that make you dumber than someone in Vermont? NO.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: jv2k on December 31, 2005, 11:40:58 am: Wow I'm surprised New Your made it in the top ten, but we kick ass anyway.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on December 31, 2005, 11:42:30 am: Quote from: "jv2k"
Wow I'm surprised New Your made it in the top ten, but we kick ass anyway.

*Looks again*...

...Damn you.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Jehuty on December 31, 2005, 12:04:21 pm: The hell? A stupid list doesn't make people in a particular state dumb. I mean, jeez, I'm in one of the losing states and hell, I do well in school.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Monkeydog on December 31, 2005, 12:46:28 pm: Hence, what I've been saying Jehuty.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: CJMErl / Yami CJMErl on December 31, 2005, 02:31:42 pm: Yeah, and we have the displeasure of knowing plenty of dumbasses here in New York!
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 05, 2006, 12:44:41 am: Hey Mama, it's that shit that make you groove.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 05, 2006, 01:01:16 am: Heh, Florida moved up. It used to be ranked 50th.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Fate on January 05, 2006, 01:03:31 am: 32nd. Damn.
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 05, 2006, 01:05:03 am: Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
Heh, Florida moved up. It used to be ranked 50th.

51st
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 05, 2006, 01:06:15 am: Quote from: "Yaminomalex"
Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
Heh, Florida moved up. It used to be ranked 50th.

51st

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Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: CJMErl / Yami CJMErl on January 05, 2006, 09:38:18 am: PLUNGER'D
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Byte Man Zero on January 05, 2006, 09:40:31 am: *is so gonna use *plungere'd* sometime*
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on January 05, 2006, 10:10:39 am: I hope that was washed first. >.>
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Byte Man Zero on January 05, 2006, 10:22:21 am: Knowing this board's sense of humor, we all vote no, Cal. See, funny*nuked*
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on January 05, 2006, 10:25:35 am: *Puts same plunger on Byte*

Yummy Byte? YUMMY?!
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Byte Man Zero on January 05, 2006, 10:47:12 am: *rips plunger from face and blasts Cal with the Nuclear Cowbell while screaming "I am the one true master of Kow Bel Fu!" before teleporting off*

No.

Anyway...

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KONICHIWA, MUTHAFUGGAS!
Title: Your state is most likely dumb...
Post by: Calvat on January 05, 2006, 10:48:49 am: Too bad Byte doesn't relise I've died every way that I can't die anymore.

If you don't accept that fact, I will have to explain later why.