'Square dancing': Former students share the most useless things they learned in school

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    g? r/AskReddit u/Top_Interaction6581.5h What is the most that they teach in school? useless thing
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    Gnomies67. 4h "If you are being bullied, just say stop! - II 00 Reply 3.6k
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    Rlfire16 • 3h . "Just tell a teacher" Infinite "Let me know if it happens again and then will do something about it" loop glitch ← 1.8k
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    Expensive Plant9323 3h When I told the teachers all I got was the "He's only doing it because he likes you" and "boys will be boys" nonsense for months. Punching him was a much more effective way of getting him to leave me alone. ... 847
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    Doggodoaattack • 2h I would always retaliate and then they would act like I started it. Told the principle in tears that they would not leave me alone, got a detention as a result. My bullies were told to "just ignore her when she gets like this" no detention for them. . . . 355
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    PK_Pixel • 4h Hot take. Not every single second has to be spent on things "for the real world" Learning math. Reading. Even the recorder. These are all things that exercise different parts of your mind. I would NOT be in my comfortable position right now if I made a B-line for it. The brain has a lot of criss-crossing, and the more general knowledge you acquire, the more you're able to cross reference and figure things out by association. Not to mention the engagement aspect. I admit, some thing
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    LiEuTiNenTOzzi • 4h The tongue/taste map. Not only useless, but incorrect. Reply 807
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    Nova Mila5 3h They mostly taught us to ask permission in order to use the bathroom ... Reply 277
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    SpiritedLook7280.4h Square dancing. Yes, this was a thing ... Reply 103
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    photoguy423.3h I think the dumbest thing they tried to teach us was school spirit. Having to sit through pep rallies and cheer on the sports teams that you honestly don't care about was a huge waste of time. The only reason anyone was excited about it was it got us out of class. ... Reply 144
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    SadCaterpillar4582 ⚫ 4h I learned cursive and was told that colleges would only accept my work if it was in cursive. Guess who wrote all his papers on word document? Reply 92
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    fermat9990 • 3h "Duck and cover" back in the day ... Reply ↑ 8 ⇓
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    gcjunk01.3h The way they teach rote memorization instead of actually understanding the material. This is especially true when everyone has a smartphone. More emphasis should be placed on things you can't look up on your phone. Reply 44
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    CmdrChrazz • 4h When i was in the school system (im only 25) i remember the teachers always saying that when we grew up we wouldnt always have a calculator at hand..... Ohhh boy were they wrong . . . Reply 53
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    flatstacy • 5h To blindly follow the authority Reply 94
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    SWtoNWmom • 2h Standardized testing. Soo much school time wasted in these tests that did nothing at all other than checked some boxes for admin. And square dancing. ... Reply 6 ↓
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    Mark_Michigan • 2h That working in groups is better than solo work. Sure for a few things, but group work is way over rated. ... Reply ↑ 8 ⇓
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    LadyArbary 4h Contrary to most people's experiences, I have actually used algebra in a real life situation. I have never, on the other hand, had occasion to diagram a sentence in real life. Reply 721

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