View Full Version : Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
CaptainRich
Sep 10, 2007, 04:57 PM
Jeff Foxworthy is funny here.
glumbert.com - Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (http://www.glumbert.com/media/5thgrader)
curlybenswife
Sep 11, 2007, 01:31 AM
You know we have just got this show here in the uk and it worrys the living daylights out of me that these adults are roaming the streets and couldn't even tell you weather a tomatoe is a fruit or not its certainly opened my eyes lol
benn11
Sep 11, 2007, 02:09 AM
I know I'm, but on second guess not really Hahaaahaaa:D
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 04:49 AM
They producers say that we'll forget two third of what we learn in formal education within a single year of discontinuing that formatted learning...
Lesson learned: never let your brain rest, or clearly it will rust...
Capuchin
Sep 11, 2007, 04:51 AM
Does anyone have access to an average fifth grader so that we can scientifically estimate the accuracy of this test?
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:03 AM
Does anyone have access to an average fifth grader so that we can scientifically estimate the accuracy of this test?
It's not about the fifth grader... it's more a reflection on us grown-ups...
The kid's were baffled.. and she didn't know the length of a yard...!
Capuchin
Sep 11, 2007, 05:05 AM
I don't understand how the site could reflect whether we're "smarter than a 5th grader", when a fifth grader would get more answers wrong!
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:10 AM
The point they are making, humorously, is that stuff we were taught when we were young, not used in years, while common to a fifth grader, is lost on some who have taken on the adult world. Too much gets put between what we learned in school and what we use daily. I never thought I'd use geometry once I graduated, but in my life now, math shows up daily...
Capuchin
Sep 11, 2007, 05:11 AM
Seems absurd to me :p
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:45 AM
Can I at least get a little chuckle out of you for Jeff crack on home schooling?
Capuchin
Sep 11, 2007, 05:46 AM
I haven't watched it because I'm at work. I'll watch it tonight :)
J_9
Sep 11, 2007, 05:46 AM
We love the show here, makes for great laughs when hubby and I don't know the answer but our kindergartener or 8th grader do know the answer.
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:46 AM
Aha! You may just smile after all...
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:47 AM
We love the show here, makes for great laughs when hubby and I don't know the answer but our kindergartener or 8th grader do know the answer.
They can probably set up your phone and the VCR, too... LOL
J_9
Sep 11, 2007, 05:50 AM
352 feet in a yard?? :eek: :eek: :eek:
Capuchin
Sep 11, 2007, 05:51 AM
Depends how big your yard is.
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 05:57 AM
All she had to do is picture the kids stacked up...
J_9
Sep 11, 2007, 05:58 AM
She has some deep blonde root syndrome going on in that brain of hers. LOL
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 06:00 AM
So true! That's funny, J
I really did just laugh out loud..! You make me laugh!
J_9
Sep 11, 2007, 06:04 AM
I suffer from occasional blonde root syndrome myself. :p
It's typically an acute illness that, over time, if experienced often, can become chronic.
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 06:07 AM
Maybe occasionally, but you're not chronic yet... LOL
Chery
Sep 11, 2007, 06:20 AM
I'm a great fan of Jeff.. no matter what he does.
I would not have been able to stay collected in this show.
When she said she had this in chemistry class, I burst out so loud that I woke my BF.
There is a show like this on german TV, brand new to their standards, but I was not tuned in.. This one certainly takes the cake.
Thanks so much for sharing!
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_7.gifHmm. Wonder what she does in the kitchen when reading a recipe book...
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 06:29 AM
The book's probably upside sown!
CaptainRich
Sep 11, 2007, 06:30 AM
She'll think she's on the wrong side of the room... LOL
Capuchin
Sep 12, 2007, 04:40 AM
I would have gotten that question wrong too. I've never been taught how many feet in a yard.
(I guessed 4, not bad? :P)
J_9
Sep 12, 2007, 04:48 AM
You are on the metric system Capuchin. That's why you got it wrong. Any adult here in the States should know that there are 3 feet in a yard, and she guessed 350 something? Gimme a break the woman was not just a flake, she was a full blown blizzard.
CaptainRich
Sep 12, 2007, 04:50 AM
Hahahahaha!!
Capuchin
Sep 12, 2007, 04:52 AM
We're not on the metric system. (don't rant at me again). A news report from yesterday: BBC NEWS | UK | EU gives up on 'metric Britain' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6988521.stm)
J_9
Sep 12, 2007, 04:53 AM
Ohhh, a little sensitive are we? Sheesh.
I don't particularly have time to pay attention to my local news let alone news in the UK.
Capuchin
Sep 12, 2007, 04:56 AM
It's not really news, Britain has always been imperial. I just pointed to the report as evidence. :(
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 05:01 AM
You are on the metric system Capuchin. That's why you got it wrong. Any adult here in the States should know that there are 3 feet in a yard, and she guessed 350 something? Gimme a break the woman was not just a flake, she was a full blown blizzard.
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_19.gifhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_4_3.gifI noticed the kid was not that smart either, instead of feet she wrote 78 (I assumed she meant 'inches')..
Brrrrrr, it's getting colder...
CaptainRich
Sep 12, 2007, 05:15 AM
I think she was planted there to give an "incorrect" answer to throw off the contestant...
Capuchin
Sep 12, 2007, 05:16 AM
They're all spies!
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 05:19 AM
They're all spies!
I KNEW IT!!
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_2.gifIt's all a big plot by the networks to keep us addicted.
CaptainRich
Sep 12, 2007, 05:20 AM
It seems to be working...
I can't help but watch to see how much I've forgotten...
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 05:35 AM
I read to kids a lot. I use encyclopedias with a lot of pictures... the pictures are for them, but the text helps me refresh my knowledge. My favorites are the old 1976 Bicentennial editions.. lots of pictures there. Content has nothing new to me, but all new to them -we all come out winning something.
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alkalineangel
Sep 12, 2007, 05:40 AM
... wow!
I'm reminded of this image...
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas_next_top_model/images/caridee_1.jpg
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 05:49 AM
I was looking for that picture of me from 30 years ago..
Where did you find it?
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_18_7.gif
alkalineangel
Sep 12, 2007, 05:51 AM
LOL. Oh is that you?. man, sorry for posting it... lol... ;)
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 06:49 AM
Either that or I've got a twin out there...
Which would be super..
Or, a clone..
Which would be OK too as long as education level is beyond 5th grade..
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_9_25.gif
alkalineangel
Sep 12, 2007, 06:58 AM
You would be pleased to know your clone won americas next top model.. LOL... whether she's above a 5th grade level... im not too sure... ;)
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 07:03 AM
Wow.. I'm so proud! I sure hope she takes advantage of all the chances in life that I missed out on.
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_19.gif
CaptainRich
Sep 12, 2007, 07:07 AM
Wow.. I'm so proud! I sure hope she takes advantage of all the chances in life that I missed out on.
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_19.gif
I'd think she'd look to you for inspiration.
Chery
Sep 12, 2007, 07:10 AM
I'd think she'd look to you for inspiration.
Awe.. Captain, you just made my day.
A Great Big Hug to you!
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CaptainRich
Sep 12, 2007, 07:13 AM
It's my pleasure... :o
alkalineangel
Sep 12, 2007, 07:37 AM
I agree.
tsila1777
Aug 1, 2008, 03:16 AM
Yes, the Georgia boy is funny on the show, but have you ever played the computer game? He's not funny, he makes me mad. I don't like to play the game. I love the show.