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The thing that's bothering me about this is the way one single answer to one out of the blue question is being taken as a definitive measurement of this young woman's mental capabilities. You know, if you took the trouble to look up her transcript I'll bet she's actually doing pretty well in her high school. And if you simply sat down and talked with her under normal circumstances I'll bet she'd come across as a reasonably intelligent and aware person. It's simply unfair to make so much out of so little. As for the question itself, the whole issue of why the U.S. education system isn't doing the job it should be is surely too large and complex to be addresses fairly in a thirty second sound bite. I think it's a shame that this one botched moment may haunt this young woman forever and have a real negative effect on her future.
