Stupid Crap Teachers Told You

[North Wiedna]

My US History teacher told me that Martha Coakley was a genuine good person and so would win the Massachusetts Special Election.

[Greater Americania]

In high school, my Advanced Placement US Government teacher told me that the United States was a Christian nation. When I pointed out that many of the founding fathers were atheists or deists, she told me that Deism was a sect of Christianity.

So, share the stupid shit you've been told by teachers over your life.

Well, by de facto, it is. Christianity is the most widespread religion practiced by our people and plays a major part in our politics and social life even today.

[Conservative Alliances]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

[Takaram]

My Algebra II teacher tried to tell us that 2x-2=-9. I got 5 bonus points on my test for pointing that out.

You could probably find a value of x that would work, like say -3.5, my little brother just solved that in about six seconds, he's in sixth grade.

Alright, you bunch of smartasses, does this work better for you:
(2)(-2)=9

That's not what you wrote. The previous incarnation makes more sense - given the fact that you claim it was from an algebra teacher.

Consider the 5 'bonus' points' to be a pity gift, maybe.

That wasn't the whole problem. We're working on factoring, and when he tried to get the problem down to -9, he wrote down 2 and -2.

[Jingoist Hippostan]

In high school, my Advanced Placement US Government teacher told me that the United States was a Christian nation. When I pointed out that many of the founding fathers were atheists or deists, she told me that Deism was a sect of Christianity.

So, share the stupid shit you've been told by teachers over your life.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT??!! Somebody fire that idiot! Or get him to stop teaching the damn thing. Stage Diving Jesus Christ, I thought that was the class that DIDN'T brainwash you into all that crap.

Well, technically, yes, Deism is a sect of Christianity, but it barely follows any modern doctrine, ESPECIALLY the Bible; Thomas Jefferson, a noted Deist, tore his up and made his own, copying down the ones he believed and leaving out the ones he didn't. And I'm pretty sure Benjamin Franklin was into Satanism... but that one needs further research. O.O

Oh, you'll love this. The same teacher also asked us to explain "How the beliefs of Islam conflict with the basic America freedoms of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" or something along those lines.

Yeah, I did not make it to the end of the year in that class.

[Grave_n_idle]

In high school, my Advanced Placement US Government teacher told me that the United States was a Christian nation. When I pointed out that many of the founding fathers were atheists or deists, she told me that Deism was a sect of Christianity.

So, share the stupid shit you've been told by teachers over your life.

Well, by de facto, it is.

Fail.

[Natapoc]

I was told that everyone's opinion is equally valid and that all opinions matter.

Until the class nazi stood up and said: My (according to you valid) opinion is that all of you don't have the right to opinions and that none of your opinions are valid?

[Venetoland]

[quote="2nd PLT";p="1612137"]My history teacher once said that "When America was created, the founding fathers were thinking of switching the national language to German...

When the nation was founded, German WAS a contender for national language!

[Grave_n_idle]

My Algebra II teacher tried to tell us that 2x-2=-9. I got 5 bonus points on my test for pointing that out.

You could probably find a value of x that would work, like say -3.5, my little brother just solved that in about six seconds, he's in sixth grade.

Alright, you bunch of smartasses, does this work better for you:
(2)(-2)=9

That's not what you wrote. The previous incarnation makes more sense - given the fact that you claim it was from an algebra teacher.

Consider the 5 'bonus' points' to be a pity gift, maybe.

That wasn't the whole problem. We're working on factoring, and when he tried to get the problem down to -9, he wrote down 2 and -2.

Uh huh. Okay.

Whatever you've got to tell yourself. You'll keep changing the story till we believe it, so let me save you the trouble. I don't believe it.

[Greater Americania]

She also worshiped Howard Zinn.

Holy fuck, I hate that guy. Fuck him and fuck his People's History of the United States. Good thing he finally keeled over around a month ago. Good riddance.

[Takaram]

My Algebra II teacher tried to tell us that 2x-2=-9. I got 5 bonus points on my test for pointing that out.

You could probably find a value of x that would work, like say -3.5, my little brother just solved that in about six seconds, he's in sixth grade.

Alright, you bunch of smartasses, does this work better for you:
(2)(-2)=9

That's not what you wrote. The previous incarnation makes more sense - given the fact that you claim it was from an algebra teacher.

Consider the 5 'bonus' points' to be a pity gift, maybe.

That wasn't the whole problem. We're working on factoring, and when he tried to get the problem down to -9, he wrote down 2 and -2.

Uh huh. Okay.

Whatever you've got to tell yourself. You'll keep changing the story till we believe it, so let me save you the trouble. I don't believe it.

Alright then, whatever makes you happy.

[Natapoc]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

Howard zinn is not bias! well if he is it is the correct bias.

[North Wiedna]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

She probably mixed him up with Woodrow Wilson.

[2nd PLT]

My history teacher once said that "When America was created, the founding fathers were thinking of switching the national language to German...

When the nation was founded, German WAS a contender for national language!

I know.
The point was the 2nd part.

If that happened, who's side do you think we would have been on in WW2?"
Of course this was spoken to a class that thought Paul Revere sent a mass email to all the volunteers warning of the British's arrival.

and the 3rd part.

[Jingoist Hippostan]

My history teacher once said that "When America was created, the founding fathers were thinking of switching the national language to German...

When the nation was founded, German WAS a contender for national language!

I think it was the second half of that story that was relevant.

Also, at the person who said my AP gov teacher should be fired, I don't think they fire teachers for incompetence. At least, they don't in the town I grew up in.

Oh, a different teacher once refused to believe that F0 tornadoes existed. And refused to look and told me to shut up when I brought up about eight webpages all explaining the tornado classification system, including F0s.

[Conservative Alliances]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

Howard zinn is not bias! well if he is it is the correct bias.

Excuse me if I do not trust the opinion of an anarcho-communist on the biases of an anarcho-communist.

[North Wiedna]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

Howard zinn is not bias! well if he is it is the correct bias.

"Let's talk about socialism. I think it's very important to bring back the idea of socialism into the national discussion to where it was at the turn of the [last] century before the Soviet Union gave it a bad name. Socialism had a good name in this country. Socialism had Eugene Debs. It had Clarence Darrow. It had Mother Jones. It had Emma Goldman. It had several million people reading socialist newspapers around the country. Socialism basically said, hey, let's have a kinder, gentler society. Let's share things. Let's have an economic system that produces things not because they're profitable for some corporation, but produces things that people need. People should not be retreating from the word socialism because you have to go beyond capitalism."
-Howard Zinn

[Tungookska]

"I've never let my school interfere with my education"
- Mark Twain


Anyway, none of my teachers tried to teach me silly shit, the only silly things were innocient errors that were corrected (mostly by me)
Also my schools always had a large number of "immigrants" if you will, so there was always a lot of factually incorrect politcally correct garbage

[The Rich Port]

Oh, you'll love this. The same teacher also asked us to explain "How the beliefs of Islam conflict with the basic America freedoms of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" or something along those lines.

Yeah, I did not make it to the end of the year in that class.

Yeah, somebody needs to TP that guy's house. PRONTO.

Well, by de facto, it is.

EPIC FAIL

Holy fuck, I hate that guy. Fuck him and fuck his People's History of the United States. Good thing he finally keeled over around a month ago. Good riddance.

Whoa, okay, I wouldn't take it that far. I kinda liked the way he told the story from the point of minorities. Sure, it was overflowing with so much liberalism that I thought about registering Democrat for a second. But, that doesn't mean he was wrong, particularly THAT wrong. Wait until someone come's out with The Good History Book about how the U.S. was founded and run strictly by Catholics, or America The Great about how America just created itself out of fire and brimstone after 13 billion years of festering like a... Oh, wait... that is actually a feasible book

[South Lorenya]

More than one of my english teachers failed to realize that popular books (catcher in the rye, jane eyre, etc.) can still be utter crap.

[Venetoland]

My AP History teacher said Coolidge was a horrible president. She also claimed that the Late 1800s were an example of laissez-faire economics. She also worshiped Howard Zinn just like Hassett said, claiming he was not biased.

Howard zinn is not bias! well if he is it is the correct bias.

"Let's talk about socialism. I think it's very important to bring back the idea of socialism into the national discussion to where it was at the turn of the [last] century before the Soviet Union gave it a bad name. Socialism had a good name in this country. Socialism had Eugene Debs. It had Clarence Darrow. It had Mother Jones. It had Emma Goldman. It had several million people reading socialist newspapers around the country. Socialism basically said, hey, let's have a kinder, gentler society. Let's share things. Let's have an economic system that produces things not because they're profitable for some corporation, but produces things that people need. People should not be retreating from the word socialism because you have to go beyond capitalism."
-Howard Zinn

Preach it brother!

[United Marktoria]

I have had very few teachers who told me false things. And usually, I just forget about the instances. I have had a teacher who hated me for some odd reason. She loved me the first Semester, but in the next Semester, she hated me. I still have no idea why. For instance, I asked her what political party she was oriented with(a stupid question to ask, but hey... I was young). She snapped back saying,"That is a very personal question!"
The next day, a friend of mine asked her the SAME question, and she replied,"I am Independent."
I heard it, and was disillusioned for the rest of the day.
I didn't hate her. She was an excellent teacher, who apparently had something against me. There are way more instances of this apparent hate, but this is the largest.

[Grave_n_idle]

My Religious Education teacher tried to tell the class that artificial insemination was an abomination, because God has a plan for reproduction and it would be an absolute evil to ignore that.

My reply? "Luke 1:35"

[United Marktoria]

My World History teacher had an obvious conservative bias. Other than that, he was a great teacher.

[Wilgrove]

That when I get older, people will stop being shallow and materialistic.

WRONG!