So, poor people are stupid.

It's just sad when a university spends money to make the poor and uneducated look stupid.

"...Tufts researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with 120 parents and observed their Web skills..." that showed ..."low SES (socio-economic status) parents are more likely to obtain information from dubious websites," but still feel confident that "the information they found was trustworthy."

When showing a preference for a search engine, 55 percent of high socio-economic group preferred Google but only 8 percent of low SES parents were knowledgeable enough to recognize the superiority of the googly. 36 percent of parents in the low socio-economic status preferred AOL and *feeding their children household chemicals (*my guess).

I'm glad to see that so many stupid parents can be found in Massachusetts.

But what's really interesting is that the money for the study was supplied by the William T. Grant Foundation for the above "stupid parent" study. And they seem to have lots more money. I don't know how much money could be involved for any of us, but there's money:
Q. What is the grant size for Major Grants?
A. Major Grants, with the exception of the RFP for Intervention Research, are usually in the range of $200,000 to $500,000 for the duration of the award.

The Foundation even provides software that calculates something or other, like I'd know what it is. But it sure looks researchy. And that all could mean big dollars for anyone who figures it out.

MORE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION’S CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Foundation is interested in studies on youth’s settings, defined as the proximal environments in which youth experience daily life. The Foundation is interested particularly in schools and other youth-serving organizations as formal settings for youth. The Foundation also is interested in less formal settings such as neighborhoods, families, and peer groups.

I'm sure some of you help stupid people every day. So why not collect that data into a formal study. Now, the stupid Massachusetts parents already got hogged up by these researchers, but I bet there are lots more stupid groups out there. But remember, this has to relate to youth and youth settings. I just wonder how that might apply to libraries... hmmm...

Oh, and remember, if you want to get your proposal accepted, don't call the subjects "stupid." Use something like "lacking essential skills." I think you get more money that way.