Wanna hear something really scary?

Per the New York Times, ""American students are less proficient in their nation's history than in any other subject, according to results of a nationwide test released on Tuesday, with most fourth graders unable to say why Abraham Lincoln was an important figure and few high school seniors able to identify China as the North Korean ally that fought American troops during the Korean War. Overall, 20 percent of fourth graders, 17 percent of eighth graders and 12 percent of high school seniors demonstrated proficiency on the exam, the National Assessment of Educational Progress." Let's flip those numbers just to hammer home the point: 80% of fourth graders, 83% of eighth graders and 88% of high school seniors don't know much about history. Folks, we're in trouble. (Read the piece. It gets worst.)