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Happy President's Day, Pennsylvania! New Survey Reveals Insights
Only 21% of U.S. students enrolled in public school grades 6-12 can name the first five presidents in order
Every year on February 17, the United States celebrates Presidents Day, meaning federal offices are closed and many students get a restful day off. And when students return to school after their three-day weekend, their teachers will likely have a full class schedule prepared for them. However, even though this important moment in history means many students get to sleep in on Monday, not every student has a firm grasp on our presidential history.
According to Brainly — the world's largest online learning community with 150 million monthly users in 35 countries — the EdTech company polled its U.S. student users and received some interesting information about their presidential knowledge, how they feel about history class, and how much history homework they have compared to other subjects. The survey found that:
History is one of students' least favorite subjects. Approximately 60% of U.S. students (enrolled in public school, grades 6-12) said history is their least favorite class.
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U.S. high school students don't know the names of most of our presidents. Only 18% of high school students said they felt confident that they could name at least 25 of the 45 U.S. presidents.
The same amount of time spent on history homework as other subjects. Some 62% of U.S students reported having an average of 3 hours of history homework per week.
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Students are far more knowledgeable about the history of World War II than they are about the history of World War I, the Civil War, or the American Revolution. In terms of major wars taught in the U.S. history curriculum, around 72% of students say they knew the most about World War II. About 11% of students were most knowledgeable about the Civil War, followed by 9% of students who knew most about World War I, and 8% being most knowledgeable about the Revolutionary War.
Nationwide, only 21% of high school students said they knew the names of the first five U.S. presidents in order.
With Presidents Day just around the corner and many schools being closed for the day, students will likely appreciate the mental break!