One more look at low civic scores

So, Stanford University has tried to improve its student's knowledge of things like Yorktown was the last battle of the Revolutionary War, according to the case study listed the Civic Literacy web site quoted in the last blog entry. It did not like being No. 31, it seems. The result of its push by Professor Moe - no result. The Literacy Board suggests

One hypothetical explanation for this (poor result) merits deeper examination by Stanford faculty, administrators, alumni, and trustees. Ironically, evidence for this explanation can be found in the nature of Stanford’s “Education for Citizenship” requirement, which mandates students complete two courses in two of four designated subject areas, including Ethical Reasoning, the Global Community, American Cultures, and Gender Studies. Based on a listing of applicable courses offered in the Autumn quarter of 2006, a student could have completed half of this two-course requirement by taking either “Colonial and Revolutionary America” in the American Cultures category or “Sex and Love in Modern Society” in the Gender Studies category.

Yup, a course on sex and love taught by a Gender Studies academic to college students. Like I say, better look into Grove City.