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Kids these days: Smart 'n' savvy or not so much?

Two student journalists in Washington State produced and released a video called “Lunch Scholars.” In just under five minutes, the video illustrates how not-so-smart some teens seem these days. The journalists asked basic questions—who is the vice president, what countries border the U.S.—and taped a number of other students’ responses. Predictably, the dumbest answers are the ones that made the cut.

 

Check out the video, below:

 

 

Since its release, the video has gone from being a schoolroom comedy to fuel for the political firestorm over the state of the nation, particularly in the realm of education. Definitely not what the creators intended. On Sunday, the pair issued a statement:

 

"The video that we made as a school project has received a lot of unexpected media attention, and has been co-opted into an ongoing political debate that has become quite volatile. It should be known that we filmed for several hours, during which time many students gave correct responses; the film represents a short segment of the most entertaining answers. The bottom line is that we made the video to get a few laughs around our school, and it turned into something bigger. It was not our intent to polarize people, set off a firestorm, or get people to point fingers. Having said that, people will take from it what they will. We want to continue our work as student journalists in a productive manner."

 

What do you think, babes? Are kids today as dumb as this video makes them out to be, or are these examples highlighting what you’d fine anywhere? Do you think there’s a problem with the education system where you live?

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by Brittany Taylor | 2/1/2016
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