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you cant say someone is ignorant because they dont know other languages. and it is true that alot of teenagers are totally stupid in almost everythign they do. but there is still a huge group of young teens that dont involve themselves in any sort of "stupid" behaviour, and these people seem to go unnoticed by many non-american countries

as it is true in quite a few cases, that high schoolers know less then other countries kids do in elementary school, but what countries are you looking at? japan? poland? germany? countries where its more common to study then to sleep? if by what you mean of "basics" is knowing off the top of your head what the capital of, i dunno, lybia is, then yes, by all means, high schoolers are poorly educated comparitively