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[Alina Israeli]

Consider the following:

1. Americans are notoriously bad at geography and geography departments
have been closing around the country.

2. Another Chronicle article gave some comparative statistics:
18% of American students have basic competence in some language, while
85% of German students are competent in English, and
10% of German students are good or very good in several languages.

Drake's response is to close the language departments.

3. Last fall another servey showed that American students are woefully
behind in math.

I suggest they start closing math departments. It's prime time.

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Alina Israeli
LFS, American University                phone:  (202) 885-2387
4400 Mass. Ave., NW                     fax:    (202) 885-1076
Washington DC 20016-8045                e-mail: aisrael at american.edu

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