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re: What's the dumbest thing a teacher's ever 'taught' you?

Posted on 3/2/16 at 12:18 am to
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76159 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 12:18 am to
quote:

quote:
pulled us out of the depression


WWII got us out.

Yeah...it was a federal spending and jobs program
Posted by stuntman
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
9079 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 2:17 am to
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Yeah...it was a federal spending and jobs program




Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
10170 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 3:02 am to
One high school English teacher I had tried to fail me because of plagiarism. In my paper I defined "honesty" in my own words, and she said I had plagiarized my definition because she typed, "honesty definition" and the exact words I used in my definition into google and got like 17 million results. Had to get my parents to come in and talk to the administrator and explain to the teacher that she was dumb, and didn't know how Google worked. Not really something I was taught, but I did learn something from that experience.
Posted by lwlsu96
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/2/16 at 3:17 am to
Posted by GatorReb
Dallas GA
Member since Feb 2009
9280 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 4:08 am to
That minorities cannot be racist. And then she gave us a formula that showed the "reason" behind it. Has to do with "Power" and since minorities don't have the power they formumatically could not be racist.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
21347 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 5:48 am to
I had a teacher in junior high tell us to always round your purchases up when we write them in your checkbook. That was at the end of the year you will have a lot of money left over for Christmas. Told that idea to my dad and he immediately said, "how am i suppose to balance the checkbook"? Shot down from the start.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65607 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 7:06 am to
my algebra teacher once said "what if you were a welder you might weld your dick off".
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32350 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 7:11 am to
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"how am i suppose to balance the checkbook"?


Off topic, but do people still do this?
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
4297 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 7:24 am to
For whatever reason, I loved geography growing up and had mastered freshman geography years before. Well, our world geo. teacher was there pretty much just to be the cheerleading coach. Didn't know shite and I made her aware of it often.

There is an island country off the coast of Africa called Sao Tome and Principe. She insisted they were two countries even after I showed her one capital, one flag, and one government.

Posted by Eric Stratton
Faber College
Member since Mar 2015
2049 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 7:30 am to
"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell."
Posted by LSU Tigershark
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Posted on 3/2/16 at 7:35 am to
There's no such thing as a stupid question
Posted by Pitch To Johnny
Houston
Member since Jun 2015
4194 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 8:02 am to
8th grade science teacher told us that eating one french fry is the equivalent of smoking one cigarette in terms of health/cancer risks.

Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18719 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 8:09 am to
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"how am i suppose to balance the checkbook"?

Off topic, but do people still do this?


Every month.

Maybe you start a thread on how people keep up with their checking account. I'd be curious to see the results.
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20197 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:01 am to
My 6th grade teacher insisted that the sun revolved around the earth and that it took 24 hours.
Posted by NWLA Tiguh12
Member since Jul 2015
2402 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:03 am to
The constellation. None of that shite looks like animals or people.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
47460 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:13 am to
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I once had a teacher tell us that there were two acceptable spellings for congratulations, one of which being congradulations...but it was only acceptable for graduation ceremonies.


I have seen that spelling on a poster in a picture from The Advocate around Spring graduation season.


Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
47460 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:14 am to
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Maybe you start a thread on how people keep up with their checking account. I'd be curious to see the results.

Is this an inside joke? Anyhoot. With ISDS and Finance degrees, I easily wrote my own Excel application right out of college using Office 97 in 99. I still use it(maybe Office 2010 now).

Posted by Bagger Joe
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
853 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:24 am to
"No, you can't use a calculator. You need to learn math. Do you think you will walk around with a calculator in your pocket all the time?"

Yes. I'm old.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32350 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:37 am to
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Is this an inside joke?


If it is I'm not part of it

I really just use my Chase app, maybe that's irresponsible
Posted by beary25
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
1086 posts
Posted on 3/2/16 at 9:51 am to
English teacher, 10th grade:

China is going to build a dam so large that it will change the rotation of the earth.

Explanation: It's like putting more weight on one side of a table. It weighs that side down more.

I stared in amazement for a solid 10 min.
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