Blissful in their ignorance

This is what happens when people confuse perception with objective reality.

F in science, A in self-esteem

Americans ranked 29th out of 57 industrialized nations when it comes to science, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that measures literacy in science, math and reading among 15-year-olds.

Finland is at the top.  We don't even make the average.  U.S.A. We're 29th.

They may not know as much as students in Finland, Canada or New Zealand, but they think they do. When asked to rate their own scientific abilities, they put themselves at the top with their better-educated peers.

So blissful in their ignorance.    Someone someday is going to study just how harmful the self-esteem movement has been.