There used to be a show on TV called ‘Are you smarter than a ten year old?’
In this show they would take an average adult and pit them against a smart ten year old.
Then they would ask general knowledge questions.
The fun for the audience was watching the adult struggle and sometimes losing to the ten year old.
The crowd would laugh and jeer, saying ‘oh the kid is smarter than you!‘
I don’t think anyone actually believed that.
The average adult does not need to know the capital of Mongolia to get by in their daily life.
I think the show actually pointed out the forgetfulness of the education system.
After school the adults picked one area to focus on and made a career out of it. They forgot the rest because they don’t need to know the rest.
So if you’re in school don’t feel stupid for not doing well in all your subjects. You only need to do well in one to make a career out of it.
Thomas Duggan 