Yeah, I’ll say it. I did well on the AP US History exam. I was a nerd in high school and proud to be it. What helped is that I had a fantastic teacher who made learning history fun. She made us all feel special as students, so we were inspired to learn. And heck, if …
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‘Square dancing’: Former students share the most useless things they learned in school
When it comes down to it, much of the information we learn in school does not pertain to our everyday lives. Sure, maybe the skills I learned in English class are pertinent to my current career, but I’m not thinking about the contents of my Chemistry or Physics classes regularly in my adult life. To …
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‘My 19 year old can’t spell or write’: Unschooling mom with illiterate kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees
I have always been a little suspicious of alternative methods of schooling. I know that there are some parents out there who are completely competent at teaching their kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade, but I highly doubt that’s the majority of homeschoolers. Most of the time, kids who do their schooling at home would …
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30 of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (March 13, 2024)
The human mind is capable of incredible things. Some of us are out here curing diseases, building rockets, and writing great works of literature. The achievement of humanity is nothing to sneeze at. We’ve mapped the universe, figured out how gravity works, and even gone to the moon. But we are equally capable of being …
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‘I have seen students who can’t write a complete sentence’: Teachers share the innumerable ways their students are significantly behind
It’s no secret that many kids are getting left behind in the education system. When I was a kid, America was all about not leaving kids behind in this exact setting (when I was a kid, I thought it was about getting left behind at the grocery store), but now that it’s been 20 years …
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30+ Fascinating Facts That Are Common Knowledge in Certain Fields, but Unknown to Most
When someone works in a specialized field for many years, they’ll end up gaining highly specific knowledge and a unique understanding about how certain things work. While most of the population might live most of their lives believing a common misconception about how things get recycled, a garbage collector somewhere out there is probably tearing …
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Dubious Remedies That Seem Like Snake Oil But Are Totally Legit
When I was a kid, my grandma always told me that I should drink hot beverages on a hot day to cool myself down. I thought she was insane. Downing a steamy cup of tea sounds like the opposite of what one should do on a scorching summer day, doesn’t it? Well apparently, grandma was …
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History Memes for Online Historians
Did you pay attention in history class? Personally, history was my favorite subject growing up. It didn’t really require a ton of critical thinking, at least for me. You kind of just had to show up to class, listen to the teacher tell stories of what happened before our lifetimes, and maybe read a little …
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Living Legend Gets Paid $40K Annually To Attend University, Earns Five Degrees After Being a Student For 20 Years
If you could have any life without restrictions, what would that life look like? Some of you might want to be rich and famous or to travel the world without having to spend a dime. For me, I would love to be one of those people who spend all of their time reading and learning. …
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Teachers Share Things They Wish They Could Say to Parents
Teachers get a lot of blame for kids’ bad behavior. Parents go to parent-teacher conferences and belligerently demand that the teacher explain why their child is not doing well in class. Teachers are expected to kindly explain to parents what the issue is, even when the parents are being rude and demanding. The truth is, …
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