On "Blinding Bush With Science"

"You know, sometimes -- you might remember those days, when you were in middle school, people say, you know, science isn't cool," President G. Walker Bush, in Maryland said. "Science is not only cool, it's really important for the future of this country, and it's great to have people we call adjunct professors here, to help lend their real-life experiences to stimulate junior high students to the wonders of science."

When George W. Bush (and I) was in school, they were called Junior High Schools, but today "middle schools" and the grades are a little different. ("A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12." WordWeb, which I think is a British definition what we call "High School" in the U.S.) and having adjunct professors was more than a little confusing. Middle School in the U.S., is usually grades 6 through 8 now, replacing the "junior high". This "Junior" Bush sounds a little confused, maybe he thought he was in England that day!