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1、Iknowanewstudyhassomeparentswonderingwhetherhigh-pricecollegeeducationsarereallyworthit,thestudyshowslessthanhalfofcollegeseniorsknowthebattleofYorktownendedtheAmericanrevolutionor,thatNATOwasformedtoresistthespreadofcommunism.Infact,theresultsfromthenon-profitIntercoll
2、egiateStudyInstituteshowscollegekidsaveragedan"F"onthecivicstest.Soisthetraditionalcollegeeducationreally,allofuscracked,crackeduptobethesedays.JoiningusnowisLasVegasradiohostHeidiHarris,Heidi,thanksforjoiningusonthis.ThankyouSteve,goodmorning.Well,kidsdonotseemtobelear
3、ningtheircivicsortheirhistorylessons,ah,whynotdoyouthink?Well,theyaretoobusywithgenderstudies,youknowIjustforkicksthismorningIlookedonthewebsiteofCornellUniversity,andtheyhavecoursesoftenonthingslikeCyber-Feminism,GenderandInternationalDevelopment.Theyevenhaveacoursethe
4、reongossip.AndI'mwonderingifparentsrealizewhentheyspendafortunesendingtheirkidstocollege,ifthesearethecoursesthekidsshouldbetaking,ifthekidswanttotaketheminadditiontoregularcollegecourses,it'sfine,butthey'respendingalltheirtimelearningtoleranceandthesewomenstudiesprogra
5、ms,orwomenlearntoplayboysagainstgirls.AndIdon'tthinkitbenefitstheminlongterm,becausewhentheyleave,theydon'thaveaneducation.Youdon'tthinktoleranceisalegitimategoal?Ithinkit'salegitimategoal,butIdon'tthinkthat'swhyparentssendtheirkidsfor.Toleranceshouldbesomethingtaughtin
6、thehomebytheparentsbeforethekidsgettocollege.That'snotwhatcollege'stherefor.It'stheretoteachyouskillsandgiveyouaneducation.Thingsyoucanlose,youcanuselateronyourlife.ButIdon'tthinktheyaregettingthatincollegesandthisstudyhasproventhat.Nowwhydoyouthinkit'simportantforallof
7、ustoknowthatthebattleofYorktownendedtheAmericanrevolution,I,Iknewthatalongtimeagothenforgot,isitreallyessential?Well,Idon'tknowwhetherit'sessentialinday-to-daylife,butIthinkwhatthisstudyrevealsisthatthere'salotofmissing,uh,informationwithkids,theydon'tunderstand,forexam
8、plewhywehaveourConstitution,theydon'tunderstandwhywehavetherightswehave,andIthinkthat'simportantforkidstounder
