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re: Alabama Sixteenth Smartest State

Posted on 11/21/19 at 8:57 am to
Posted by 14&Counting
Dallas, TX
Member since Jul 2012
42407 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 8:57 am to
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I'm pretty sure Huntsville drastically skews those numbers




No doubt
Posted by crewdepoo
Hogwarts
Member since Jan 2015
11127 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:18 am to
We need to cut education funds. This will make them work harder and therefore become smarter

^republicans of Louisiana
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53816 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:24 am to
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We need to cut education funds. This will make them work harder and therefore become smarter

^republicans of Louisiana

Our spending per pupil is like 24th and our schools are ranked 48th. If we only had more funding - Democrats
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:25 am to
Saban and Sark skewed the results.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61563 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:27 am to
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Why? What do you know about New Jersey?

New Jersey adds up. Outside of a few ghettos, it has very favorable demographics and good schools.

I would have guessed Massachusetts or Vermont.
Posted by PCRammer
1725 Slough Avenue in Scranton, PA
Member since Jan 2014
1979 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:27 am to
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Since holding a degree determines the intelligence of an individual.

Take 100 random non-college grads from the state population and 100 random college grads and see who is more intelligent. Granted the smartest of the entire 200 random people might not be college educated but as a whole the higher measure of intelligence goes to the graduate and it isn't close.
Posted by LSUcdro
Republic of West Florida
Member since Sep 2009
11363 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:43 am to
I know plenty of people from NJ and they are not smart
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87746 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 9:47 am to
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Alabama does have a really good engineering school


Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7950 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 3:56 pm to
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Alabama does have a really good engineering school


US News & World Report rankings:

Engineering Schools

LSU #106
UA/Huntsville #118
UA/Tuscaloosa #124
Posted by ellishughtiger
70118
Member since Jul 2004
21182 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:07 pm to
Reminds me of that list I think Newsweek put out a few years back calling Alexandria one of the top cities in the South.
Posted by munchman
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
10371 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:12 pm to
Polling one guy with a “toothbrush “ doesn’t count.

Posted by HooDooWitch
TD Bronze member
Member since Sep 2009
11376 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:13 pm to
Do they say where the degree's are from and what they are in?
Posted by TT9
Seychelles
Member since Sep 2008
91793 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:13 pm to
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Bama loss.
extremely rare.
Posted by munchman
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
10371 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:15 pm to
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Bama loss.


People die.
Private parts Come out
Trees die.

Posted by RabidTiger
Member since Nov 2009
3127 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:24 pm to
And yet the people of Alabama aren't smart enough to not procreate with their relatives.
Posted by ellishughtiger
70118
Member since Jul 2004
21182 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:34 pm to
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And yet the people of Alabama aren't smart enough to not procreate with their relatives.


Would be the smartest state if they allowed incestuous abortions.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38576 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:36 pm to
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People die.
Private parts Come out
Trees die.
A little more effort and you'll have a haiku.
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
35576 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:42 pm to
I know some baws down in the wiregrass and butler/lowndes counties that probably keep Alabama out of the top 10.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
31168 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:42 pm to
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Perfect Circle
Alabama Fan
S W Alabama


quote:

Leading the South!


Posts link with Alabama 16th and North Carolina 4th. Seems to me if Perfect Circle moves out of Alabama they would probably jump 3 or 4 places up.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38576 posts
Posted on 11/21/19 at 4:46 pm to
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A high percentage and that's good. But it's also for Alabama high schools, so not really all that difficult. The same applies to Louisiana, Mississippi, etc.
quote:

Median SAT score is a crap statistic. Many states require all students to take the SAT. These states all do relatively poorly compared to Alabama since in Alabama it's only those headed to college that take the SAT.
quote:

16% with a bachelor degree is pretty low. Most states have a higher number.


You left off "Average percentage of ACT takers meeting subject benchmarks." Alabama scores 31% here which is pretty abysmal.

Like most internet rating lists this one is awful.


well, shite

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