What Was The Most Useless Thing You Learnt At School?

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All upper level math... I had numerous professors and teacher tell me that it was necissary for me to take upper level math but frankly I have never used it. Basic math and even basic geometry are fine so that I can balance my check-book and figure out prininc at stores or build my raised beds or the garage to my house but I have not EVER needed to know the quadratic formula or otherly useless things. I think it is only required due to the "we had to do it so you do to" complex.

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KindaGoofy	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:57AM That the teacher was in charge. Boy, was he ever wrong on that one. Rated: +3Vote for this!
LaurusAzorica	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:46PM Trigonometry. Rated: +2Vote for this!
TM2PLA	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:51AM Trigonometry is a wonderful tool that has given me a major advantage in my trade as a wood products manufacturer, but when my professor in college tried to explain sedimentary layers and the age of dirt and things. I just couldn't stand hearing it. It felt like fingernails on a chalkboard, made no sense logically... and soooo so boring to me. (mainly because it seemed like broad assumptions on broad assumptions) Rated: +2Vote for this!
alicia87	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:46PM How to play any number of sports games. I have never used that... ever. Rated: +2Vote for this!
atasteforsufferin g	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:29AM trigonometry it was a annoying, frustrating waist of time. when on earth will i need to understand the science of triangles? i'm a drug counselor for heavens sake! i've yet to have a group i'm leading's topic change to angle measurements and arc lengths!! Rated: +1Vote for this!
Gemini15	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:44AM Geometry, never used it, never will. Waste of a year. Then again so was chemistry. Rated: +1Vote for this!
ShadowofDoubt	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:46AM I took seminary, not 'cause I'm overly religious or anything, but because of pressure. Rated: +1Vote for this!
ZombieKitty	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 2:33PM I learned that "learnt" isn't a word for one ah... but you are looking for useless things... I think my Home Economics class was useless. And the required sewing classes. Of course I'm telling my age, and this was during the time when many women would graduate school and go on to become housewives and those who did may have found those classes useful. Rated: +1Vote for this!
FreeFallWall	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:29PM Descipline. It doesn't exist outside the school. Theorems and loads of formulas regarding triangles and circles, parabolas, hyperbolas and ellipses. and that toppers will be the most successful people after school. Rated: +1Vote for this!
HippyChix	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:47PM Trigonometry, PE, algebra, ancient roman civilisations... Do you want me to continue? :D Rated: +1Vote for this!
LizardKing	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:58PM Anything in algebra. Who needs that in every day life? Rated: +1Vote for this!
underconstruction	Posted Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:59PM All I ever needed to learn I learned in kindergarten ;-) Rated: +1Vote for this!

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