What is something you were taught in school that turned out to be complete B.S.?
I remember my teacher telling me that I needed to learn basic math because I would not always have a calculator on me. Any half decent smart phone from the last 10 years has a calculator on it.
8 years ago by hedman
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"Eventually the United States will switch over to the metric system" Yeah right. I have been waiting for it to happen for a long time now.
"This is cursive, you'll need this."
HA!
I went to an all girls Catholic convent school, so ................
I'm sorry.
That higher education matters and isn't a total waste of time and money. That hard work pays off.
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The world has more oil in the ground than we will ever need. 8th grand Science Teacher in 1969.
We will never send a space probe past Mars, we can't build machines that will last long enough in space to get to Jupiter. Freshman Science Teacher in 1970.
Getting a college degree will basically guarantee you a job.
The yellow hoards were going to sweep down through South East Asia and overrun Australia. Mind you, I never believed it at the time.
George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. I fell for this, did a damn report on it, and got a B on the backs of liars.
"It's important to only use books as a resource. The Internet is not a reliable source of information."