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Faked it. Remember they are children, young adult adolescents
but they are kids, they know social media and pop culture.
Research has shown that even if your like most Americans and
think you need a passport to visit Hawaii, you will still know
WAY more then teenagers when it comes to Geography, they
likely know where Texas is, California, and New York. Im
shocked when most Texas students still think "Dallas" or
Houston is the state capital (I recently took a Texas exam, and
the sample question is always the same 'What is the State
Capital of Texas, to which the filled in bubble is Austin. One
school counselor said audibly "that's not right, my test is wrong"
then popped a bubble with her gum. Thats not surprising whats
surprising is that EVERYONE DID NOT roll their eyes and shake
their head).
If you teach in the valley or a rural area you will be even luckier
as the vast majority of rural Texans have not been out of their
country much less the state or the country. Their idea of
international travel is heading to Mexico for Spring Break, and
they dont care where it is as long as their wrist band gets them
unlimited drinks.

On 1/05/15, New Content. wrote:
> I'm Social Studies 8-12 and starting tomorrow I am teaching
> a Geography class. I don't really like the subject and I
> don't feel as if I've mastered the content.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? How did you handle it?

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