Education.......The way forward . Options

[SirWilliam]

I thought this was a joke headline till I actually read the piece .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42570861

I would expect an average 6 year old to know what continent the larger countries are proper to , but it seems that our education system is quite happy to churn out would be media studies entrants who are clueless of the world they inhabit .

[The Hatter]

I thought this was a joke headline till I actually read the piece .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42570861

I would expect an average 6 year old to know what continent the larger countries are proper to , but it seems that our education system is quite happy to churn out would be media studies entrants who are clueless of the world they inhabit .

Old people are always saying thing were better when they were kids when they weren't. The World has changed because of better communications so media studies is a good course to go for.

[SirWilliam]

Old people are always saying thing were better when they were kids when they weren't. The World has changed because of better communications so media studies is a good course to go for.

I hold my hands up to the age accusation but not the assumption that things were somehow " better " back in the day. I was educated by a system that a condoned the use of a cane as an incentive to absorb knowledge and a social infrastructure that determined my future courtesy of the motto on my school tie .
So no "good old days" there , but that was then and now is as removed from that world as at any time in history . My point being that with our advancement should come increased enlightenment . The devise I am using to publish this reply is a thing of abject wonder in that it not only allows me to say my piece but have access to the most comprehensive learning tool imaginable .
So why is general ignorance still prevalent ?