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Most useless thing they taught you at school?

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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This of course may vary depending on your age and where you live.

For me it was having to write neatly in cursive. I went to Primary or Grade school in the late 70's and finished in 1985. Computers were just starting to make an appearance in our school as I went into High school.

The teachers put such a huge emphasis on neat cursive handwriting. I, of course did not write all that neatly, according to them. When I think about all the energy and time that was expended on that now in a time when most everything is typed anyway or when we do hand write at work we print it because it is easier and faster to read it just makes me laugh.

Even when I started High School I went back to printing because it was just neater and easier.

[–] catalintarus (4) 5 years ago

They told me that money won't make me happy

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I got told off once in Grade 3 for saying the computer was "stuffed." That really pissed me off.

Does this count? I mean I was taught not to use extremely mild cursing.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Didnt any of you in certain parts of the US get taught a load of creationist bullshit?
that would be pretty useless

[–] Christina (135) 5 years ago

We had to memorize too much in some history classes and science classes.

I took extra courses for college I didn't need because I was a music major. I did not know, and no one helped a music major like they helped people into health and business etc. or flipping burgers.