Stupid Crap Teachers Told You

[OMGeverynameistaken]

My 4th grade teacher sent me to the principals office for correcting her statement that Mt. Everest is the tallest in the world. I pointed out that it was actually Mauna Kea. I argued the point, got the class encyclopedia out to prove her wrong and she sent me to the office for insubordination and 'back talk'. As I left the class she was saying that underwater mountains didn't count.

While the various incidents are too numerous to list, I could make my high school history teacher visibly flinch by raising my hand. I did kind of feel sorry for the guy since the class was full of idiots who had had trouble reading the textbook, much less listening to anything that wasn't about sports, but hopefully I helped his next class out a bit. Various examples include spelling Afghanistan with a 'ph', the airplane being invented in 1914, and the locomotive being invented in the US.

That is stupid. Teachers should be encouraging you to find things like that. It shows you are interested in learning and finding data. Of course it is also not totally the teachers fault as rigid state enforced curriculum and guidelines make it almost impossible for them to properly teach.

My elementary school did not exactly go in for encouraging education. The principal was a member of PETA and more interested in teaching kids to feel good about themselves than teaching them about things like math, reading or writing. I posted in another topic about how my kindergarten teacher tried to ban me from the library because I kept checking out 'war books' from the history section, a ban which was quickly lifted a week later thanks to the intervention of my mother and the school librarian.

[Natapoc]

That everyone is equal has to be stupid crap #1 on the list.

Why do you have a problem with this? How are you using "equal?"

[Dyakovo]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Not trying to fool you, trying to enlighten you to the ignorance of some of your neighbors...

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

To a 4th grader with a freshly checked out book on geography it does.

Ah, well, maybe you just laid the gravy on too hard. Smart peope are annoying to oppressors, 'member?

I shall make a note of that and apply it the next time I'm in 4th grade

[Dyakovo]

To a 4th grader with a freshly checked out book on geography it does.

Ah, well, maybe you just laid the gravy on too hard. Smart peope are annoying to oppressors, 'member?

I shall make a note of that and apply it the next time I'm in 4th grade

That would be in September, yes?

[2nd PLT]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Not trying to fool you, trying to enlighten you to the ignorance of some of your neighbors...

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Where did that extra 1% of the population come from?

[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"

Uh... Ruth and her maidservant? *grasps for one of the five stories from the Bible she knows*

Well, there's plenty of examples of how the 'one true way' is one of several apparently acceptable options - but I was specifically referring to the artificial insemination (or imamculate conception, whatever) of Mary, sans intercourse.

[Tungookska]

Oh also in health class all we learned about was emotions and abstinence...

[Riveara]

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"

I am glad I go to a public school where Religion is a no-no to teach. Because if I was in a Religion class, there would be daily arguments.

That seems wrong, nothing should be a no-no to teach, my World Religions elective class was very unbiased, despite the entire class being either atheist, deist or Christian, we had a lot of debates, but debates are a great form of education.
World Religions should a required course in school, from personal experience I can say it makes people much more accepting of each other's beliefs. And their are too many misconceptions about it all.

I agree with this. In fact, I was taught a bit of every major religion in my world history class so I could better understand the people of other countries. I also was taught the Palestinian side as well as the Israeli side of the Palestine/Israel debate.

[Grave_n_idle]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Not trying to fool you, trying to enlighten you to the ignorance of some of your neighbors...

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Where did that extra 1% of the population come from?

It's rounded.

[The Rich Port]

The school does have a hierarchy, whether you can see it or not, and whether you take active part in it or not. Personally, I did, and I hate that I did, but still ... I did. There's a hierarchy based on everyone slamming their boot down on the people below them, except for the people at the very top who are usually really great people (in my experience, and based on stories) because they have no reason to step on other people (anymore, at least).

And that is why I hate that damn word, XD. Actually, ours is a little switched up. The rulers here are the valedictorians; you know, all A's, all meth and all supremacist snobbery? The athletes here all think they're going to the NBA and the NFL (which are both somewhere in the regional maps of FAT CHANCE and LOL WUT), and the Poet's Society here make John Keats ashamed to be associated with "Romantic" poetry. I'm glad I have friends EVERYWHERE, so I don't have to deal with all that crap.

[Dyakovo]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Not trying to fool you, trying to enlighten you to the ignorance of some of your neighbors...

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Where did that extra 1% of the population come from?

Rounding error I would assume.

[Grave_n_idle]

reality disagrees...

Dya got to it while I was busy. (Thanks).

[Grave_n_idle]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Not trying to fool you, trying to enlighten you to the ignorance of some of your neighbors...

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Where did that extra 1% of the population come from?

Rounding error I would assume.

He he... pie charts. Rounding error.

Heh.

[Saint Jade IV]

I don't recall any of the dumb things I was told as a high school student or primary school student. But talking with other teachers around the small town where I live, I've heard some shocking things. Including from a primary teacher at a school with a 30% Indigenous population the cracker that "black kids should just not be allowed to come to school. All they do is disrupt people and wreck my classes." And the people can't understand why I don't wish to associate with them.

[Grave_n_idle]

reality disagrees...

I'm from Texas, man. You can't fool me. I know the outside world still likes to think that we're a backwards bunch of rednecks that still use horses as our primary means of transportation, but believe it or not, that's not the case.

Did you forget what it was you were arguing?

[WWII History Geeks]

My 4th grade teacher sent me to the principals office for correcting her statement that Mt. Everest is the tallest in the world. I pointed out that it was actually Mauna Kea. I argued the point, got the class encyclopedia out to prove her wrong and she sent me to the office for insubordination and 'back talk'. As I left the class she was saying that underwater mountains didn't count.

Well, that was just a pointless argument. That would be like me insisting o my teacher the moon doesn't have a face: DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

*laughs* I've pulled that one before too, but I didn't get punished for it. Must be cuz I'm a cute little girl and not a corrupt boy.

[Ryadn]

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"

Uh... Ruth and her maidservant? *grasps for one of the five stories from the Bible she knows*

Well, there's plenty of examples of how the 'one true way' is one of several apparently acceptable options - but I was specifically referring to the artificial insemination (or imamculate conception, whatever) of Mary, sans intercourse.

Oh.

Right. I guess that one's kind of a big deal too.

I'll just be over here, being a heathen. >_<

[The Rich Port]

That everyone is equal has to be stupid crap #1 on the list.

Trust me, whether the whole world becomes a Communist paradise (FAT FREAKIN' CHANCE) or whether we all become extinct (LOLUS WUTUS), we'll all be equal. A gasoline-soaked rag, the ocean depths, six feet of dirt; those are the great equalizers

[The Adrian Empire]

Awe you know why? Because schools are prisons and teachers feel the effects of it too. No human should have to be treated like the US school system tends to treat most children and teachers.

There are schools that are the exception but most are just very unhappy places to be.

Yup, my school was DESIGNED by a prison architect, so that's probably true. The culture here is mostly about the whole gangsta BS. Kids are dealing dime bags and they think they need a gun. They have a soupped-up compact and they think they're street racers. They're douches, so they think the school has a "hierarchy" like it's freakin' Clueless or something. They're horny, so they think they should flash everyone in the hallways. And they're bored, so they think they should write a note saying they're gonna shoot up the school. I tell ya, there's something wrong with my generation, O_O

Yup, that why I live in a delusional 1950's dream world, I just stick my fingers in my ear and sing "la la la la la" to the tune of a 1950's swing tune whenever I pass a drug dealer or gangsta and pretend they are swapping baseball cards.
Today's Tune: "Beyond the Sea" Frank Sinatra

[The Rich Port]

*laughs* I've pulled that one before too, but I didn't get punished for it. Must be cuz I'm a cute little girl and not a corrupt boy.

I thought I was naive because I'm a socialist. Now you got me confused, -.-

[Wilgrove]

My 4th grade teacher sent me to the principals office for correcting her statement that Mt. Everest is the tallest in the world. I pointed out that it was actually Mauna Kea. I argued the point, got the class encyclopedia out to prove her wrong and she sent me to the office for insubordination and 'back talk'. As I left the class she was saying that underwater mountains didn't count.

While the various incidents are too numerous to list, I could make my high school history teacher visibly flinch by raising my hand. I did kind of feel sorry for the guy since the class was full of idiots who had had trouble reading the textbook, much less listening to anything that wasn't about sports, but hopefully I helped his next class out a bit. Various examples include spelling Afghanistan with a 'ph', the airplane being invented in 1914, and the locomotive being invented in the US.

Ummm..... you DO realize the aircraft was first flown in 1903....by the Wright Bros...in Kitty Hawk, NC...right?

[The Rich Port]

Today's Tune: "Beyond the Sea" Frank Sinatra

Aww, I love that song! Although the guy that stole it from the French guy definitely does it better.

[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"

Uh... Ruth and her maidservant? *grasps for one of the five stories from the Bible she knows*

Well, there's plenty of examples of how the 'one true way' is one of several apparently acceptable options - but I was specifically referring to the artificial insemination (or imamculate conception, whatever) of Mary, sans intercourse.

Oh.

Right. I guess that one's kind of a big deal too.

I'll just be over here, being a heathen. >_<

It's all right there in Genesis. One man, one woman. That's where babby come from.

Or sometimes, the guy gets drunk and impregnates his daughters. Like Lot did. Or Adam, with his twin/sister/clone. Or Solomon, with all his wives and porcupines. Or David, with his harem, and the widow of the guy he murdered because he coveted her. In fact, going back to Lot, the person he conceived his daughters by, turned out to be a condiment.

These rules... they're more like...guidelines.

[Grandais]

My 4th grade teacher sent me to the principals office for correcting her statement that Mt. Everest is the tallest in the world. I pointed out that it was actually Mauna Kea. I argued the point, got the class encyclopedia out to prove her wrong and she sent me to the office for insubordination and 'back talk'. As I left the class she was saying that underwater mountains didn't count.

While the various incidents are too numerous to list, I could make my high school history teacher visibly flinch by raising my hand. I did kind of feel sorry for the guy since the class was full of idiots who had had trouble reading the textbook, much less listening to anything that wasn't about sports, but hopefully I helped his next class out a bit. Various examples include spelling Afghanistan with a 'ph', the airplane being invented in 1914, and the locomotive being invented in the US.

Ummm..... you DO realize the aircraft was first flown in 1903....by the Wright Bros...in Kitty Hawk, NC...right?

Uh, he was using those as examples of wrong things that he had to correct. Did you not notice the other errors?