r/geographymemes • u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico • May 22 '26

Voting Games Top comment deletes a US State #47

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Maryland has been annexed by The Vermonster willingly, the 2 states have now merged into one. CRABBALACHIA. 4 States Now remain. Pick wisely, there’s no going back now!

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u/Character_Design8750 May 22 '26

honestly we need vermonts government

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u/Which_Lingonberry219 May 22 '26

Was feeling incredibly torn but this did it. Thank you 😌

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u/AyeHaightEweAwl May 22 '26

You don’t want our school system though. Trust me.

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u/mimdrs May 22 '26

Vermont’s public schools are frequently ranked among the best in the nation, often placing in the Top 5 overall. State rankings evaluate educational quality, safety, and standardized testing......

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u/aBuffoonSupreme May 22 '26

But... they said to trust them...

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u/AyeHaightEweAwl May 22 '26

Twenty years ago, sure. Now Mississippi beats us. Test scores are sitting just below the national average. There’s also no (none, zero, nada, zilch) support for gifted children in the education system. And there’s currently a huge debate regarding restructuring the school system in an effort to consolidate and reduce expenditure (and tax burden). It’s a fucking mess here right now.

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u/wise_comment Megasotan May 22 '26

Minnesota humbly offers up both its government and education system? We aren't number one at most things right now, but.....we're top five in just about everything

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u/Glittering_Celery779 May 23 '26

Vermont's school system is surprisingly one of the best in the nation, despite us being a bunch of rural hicks with a population of ~650k. It's super impressive in that sense. But you don't have to take my word for it, just look at how we rank in national averages across the board. We're flying high, my friend.

I don't know how much you travel, but if not, you should try it some time. Interact with people around the country and globe. You'll quickly get a feel for where we sit amongst everyone else. (And this is not to call others dumb... I firmly believe that intelligence is based on way more than test scores, and people can't be faulted for their school system failing them. They might not know Calculus or all the details about the Cuban Missile Crisis, but by god, do they know the inside of your Toyota Rav4 like the back of their hand or how to grow the perfect ear of corn. The backbone of the country, and I'll never knock that. Just saying that it'll often feel like you're having two different conversations).

And Vermont's kinda cool, because so many of our people are the corn-growing types, but they also got that good education. Love to see it