“Geography Has Dave in a Very Sorry State”

This classic Dave Barry column takes a very tongue-in-cheek look at Americans’ lack of geographic knowledge: “Most Americans are pitifully ignorant of geography. This was clearly demonstrated recently when the Gallup Organization sent its pollsters to Chicago to ask randomly selected residents if they could name at least three of the six major continents. The results were shocking: Most of the pollsters never found Chicago … Continue reading “Geography Has Dave in a Very Sorry State”

“We Are All About Geography”

Recently, Sven Lindblad, chairman of My Wonderful World coalition member Lindblad Expeditions, included this letter in Lindblad’s Explorations trip catalog: Dear Traveler, Some wonderful things happened in the last couple of days in Washington, D.C., and fortunately I was able to be part of them. The first was the unveiling of a new public campaign entitled My Wonderful World. Launched by the National Geographic Education … Continue reading “We Are All About Geography”

Without Geography, You Are Nowhere

The George Lucas Educational Foundation’s Edutopia has a great blog, Spiral Notebook, packed with “original, creative, practical, and sometimes unusual advice” for teachers. A recent post focused on the need for geography. “Without Geography, You Are Nowhere — So Where in the World Is Geography in Our Schools?” has lots of insight, geography info, and links to great sites, plus a nice mention of My … Continue reading Without Geography, You Are Nowhere