Come on people, no matter how smart you are, you're bound to make some political mistakes. One misunderstanding doesn't mean this generation is empty brain stupid. Shit I'm sure you older folk got something wrong and were laughed at so chill out.

So OP you said "one of my high school students" So for a teacher you should try to improve your grammar. Also that student or students whatever you meant are either dumb asses or he or she is a dumb ass.

But he did know it was a battle between Japan and the US? Yeah, sounds like he was just "pretending" to not know and playing dumb to get a rise out of you.

Yes, the B-52's found all the pearls while they were catching rock lobsters. They were all sold to a woman named "Enola," who was gay.

In their defence, i wasn't told anything about pearl harbour in previous grades up until high school. Though on the other hand they should have known enough about it to know it wasn't about stolen pearls

im so dumbfounded that I don't know what ro say

Faith in humanity lost

Every time I see one of these posts I think to myself, "could people really be this stupid?" Then I see all the moronic shows on tv and yes it is very possible. Sadly.

I once was watching the syndicated "Millionare" show, and the contestant who was a teacher said they were hoping the questions were as easy to answer as some of their students - one of them asked if the faces on Mt. Rushmore were a natural part of the mountain or did someone put them there? This was from a high-school student!

Wow some people are not smart at all