A Teen-ie Knowledge of the Constitution

Every now and then they do a study of the younger people in America. Children. Teens. Young adults. And it always seems to yield results that startle people incredibly. I know people who are still trying to figure out the one where it showed most young people getting news from The Daily Show. I can help you: IT'S MORE APPEALING.

Ignorance is alright until it's exposed. Then, you deserve to be hammered with criticism. Recently, people (John S. and James L. Knight Foundation--don't know who they are) did a study. The teens surveyed apparently think that the guarantees go too far when it comes to our freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly. They want a better teaching of the Constitution because this finding was in sharp contrast to the teachers interviewed.

In a time filled with reality TV, video games, computer diaries, chatting, movies, Internet porn, etc., do you really expect young people to spend time reading the Constitution and caring about it? How ignorant can you be to waste money on a study that will yield results that should be expected?