What did you learn at school that was of no use to you as an adult ?
For me: Trigonometry and algebra.
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wildbill83 · 41-45, M
to be honest, 50-75% of what you're taught in school is useless information, whether it be the subject itself or the way it is presented/taught.
Things like English, Literature, Arts, Behavior sciences, etc. are completely useless; the careers/jobs where they're applicable is extremely limited; and anyone with any meaningful interest in those subjects are going to learn them better on their own time through actual experiences, not a book...
Maths are usable in everyday life, but this notion of "showing your work" in solving math problems that they drill into everyone from elementary to high school level math is just completely absurd; no practical career/job cares how you get to a solution, only that you have the correct solution; someone who can do math in their head as opposed to scribbling out a bunch of lengthy redundant equations will go further in most careers, especially anything engineering related.
high school level history is useless beyond wetting someone's appetite for history; either you enjoy history or you don't; if you do, you'll be compelled to learn it on your own; if not, you'll forget it quicker than you're taught it. And the history taught in schools these days is extremely limited and subjective; (if history was presented as it should be, not watered down and infused with all this "political correctness" nonsense, we wouldn't have an entire generation of people who romanticize socialism/communism)
General sciences are much like history; it's either subjective or based on theories that change every couple of years; and much of it is too politically motivated/biased
School doesn't teach you knowledge anymore, it merely teaches you conformity; rather than encourage students interest in subjects, it constrains them within a set boundary or consensus/standard; They reward compliance/acceptance and punish scrutiny & improvisation.
In short, school teaches you to be an unremarkable pleb that works a 9 to 5 job; whereas someone who can think outside the box, ignoring established principles is far more likely to become a pioneer of their field, a renowned inventor/thinker/etc.
as a fellow respected engineer/coworker once put it (he worked for Lockheed's skunkworks division under Kelly Johnson)
"a good teacher/professor shows you how to solve a problem; an excellent teacher/professor inspires you how to solve a problem..."
Things like English, Literature, Arts, Behavior sciences, etc. are completely useless; the careers/jobs where they're applicable is extremely limited; and anyone with any meaningful interest in those subjects are going to learn them better on their own time through actual experiences, not a book...
Maths are usable in everyday life, but this notion of "showing your work" in solving math problems that they drill into everyone from elementary to high school level math is just completely absurd; no practical career/job cares how you get to a solution, only that you have the correct solution; someone who can do math in their head as opposed to scribbling out a bunch of lengthy redundant equations will go further in most careers, especially anything engineering related.
high school level history is useless beyond wetting someone's appetite for history; either you enjoy history or you don't; if you do, you'll be compelled to learn it on your own; if not, you'll forget it quicker than you're taught it. And the history taught in schools these days is extremely limited and subjective; (if history was presented as it should be, not watered down and infused with all this "political correctness" nonsense, we wouldn't have an entire generation of people who romanticize socialism/communism)
General sciences are much like history; it's either subjective or based on theories that change every couple of years; and much of it is too politically motivated/biased
School doesn't teach you knowledge anymore, it merely teaches you conformity; rather than encourage students interest in subjects, it constrains them within a set boundary or consensus/standard; They reward compliance/acceptance and punish scrutiny & improvisation.
In short, school teaches you to be an unremarkable pleb that works a 9 to 5 job; whereas someone who can think outside the box, ignoring established principles is far more likely to become a pioneer of their field, a renowned inventor/thinker/etc.
as a fellow respected engineer/coworker once put it (he worked for Lockheed's skunkworks division under Kelly Johnson)
"a good teacher/professor shows you how to solve a problem; an excellent teacher/professor inspires you how to solve a problem..."