American education system
Was talking once with a few american form 5 (yr 11, or about 15-16 years old) students about school in america. One of the girls was clearly quite intelligent and we were having a lovely little conversation about the educational system's general lacking-ness.

Then I ask her if it's really true that 20% of female high-school students weren't aware that sex was the cause of pregnancy. Suddenly, her friend looks worried and says "Really?".

The really scary thing?

She wasn't faking. She really had no idea.
(DarkLite swallowed my entire undercarriage, Sun 9 Jan 2005, 14:41, Reply)