the Dumbest generation 3

I was very surprised at some of the things that this article brought into view. I was amazed at some of the statistics that it brought up such as two thirds of seniors not knowing what a colored entrance sign over a theater meant. I was also amazed at the fact that most people couldn’t identify who was our ally in World War 2. But I didn't know who William Rehnquist was though. I think that people don’t know these things any more because they don’t play an important role in our world now. I think that most people would think to themselves that they don’t need to know things that don’t apply to them or affect them. I am very interested in the ocean and fish and I have asked almost 20 people now and not a single one of them has been able to tell me how many oceans there are even though they make up more then 60% of out planet (there are 5 oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and southern). This is because people don’t need to know how many oceans there are to live their lives. I personally do not think that technology is the cause for this lack of knowledge, I think that these things used to be considered common knowledge but now they are not. If you were to ask an adult questions about technology that you considered to be common knowledge they probably would not know the answer and then you would think the same thing about them that these scientists think about us.