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“Lunch Scholars”, directed by Austin Oberbillig and filmed/edited by Evan Ricks, is an interview with high school students asking them basic historical facts.  The students fail miserably.

But in their defense , I can say my experience with high school was rubbish.  Today I am able to answer all of these simple questions without hesitation, but I’m not sure I could have at 15.  What’s the difference?  I have more freedom.  In high school I had a strict schedule and was dependent on other people.  I didn’t have the ability or the luxury to go out and explore things on my own, which in my opinion is the best way to learn.  And today I can enjoy things that I’m interested in no matter if they are cool or not.  I also live in a city where this kind of education is easy to access.  Plus there’s this thing called the internet.