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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by JPKab on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:30PM (#25107307)
They are in every single classroom in the US. A lot of kids, like the parent poster, just never look at them.
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by Broken_Hippo on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:04AM (#25110035)
No, they really aren't. While there was a globe or two in different classrooms, most classes that needed maps of sorts had pull-down maps.

Once we reached middle and high school, most classes didn't have maps. If I were building a modern school, I might not put physical maps in any classroom equipped with modern projection tools and smart boards.

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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by andi999 on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:15AM (#25108661)
Thats interesting. Here they usually are not in classrooms, but at home.
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