At great risk of copyright infringement, I had to quote this letter from the Economist:
"Texas's high school exam still flunks an appalling number of students despite efforts over the years to lower standards and make passing easier. I took the test three years ago. One page showed a map of the Long March in China, with a massive arrow indicating where Mao and his men moved through the countryside. The accompanying question did not test students' knowledge of Chinese history, but asked, "which end of the arrow symbol marks the destination and which end of the arrow marks the beginning?"
Brian Reinhart, Houston.
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