| The title says it all. In my opinion it is History. I am sorry but I don't give a shit about some crusty old dead guys. How is this suppose to help me in any way, shape, or form in the real world. |
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| Probably something that will only be useful to a small handful of people like geography Latin |
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| In Canada, it's probably French, because it's mandatory from grade 1 to grade 9, but they don't teach verb conjugation until grade 9, and you learn almost nothing. Adimus_prime said: The title says it all. In my opinion it is History. I am sorry but I don't give a shit about some crusty old dead guys. How is this suppose to help me in any way, shape, or form in the real world. It's really helpful. Did you know, that Julius Caesar was a salad dressing dude? |
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| PE obvs. It only serves a function for PE teachers, nothing else |
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| For me it would probably be science. I mean it’s all just theory in the end. Nothing is really set in stone no matter how much scientists like to believe. Things just... are. |
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| For me it's ethics, it's mostly stuff I already knew and basically all it comes down to is that it's all subjective and cultural-based. Another one is anthropology, I could care less if some indigenous people love eating their own booger as part of their cultural practice since I won't ever come anywhere near them or care that they exist at all. And by far the most useless one is gender studies, I'm sure y'all know why lol AmityBlight said: This. PE worthless. Double worthless if you take it after the 30 minute breaks or last period. Exercising is not useless and it plays a key role in preventing diseases, especially from American kids who chug Cola/Mountain Dew, eat pizza and sit their fat arse in front of a TV all day long |
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| Music/dance and art were the most useless for me. |
| I guess every subject is gonna have some niché appeal if you're planning to go into that field, even Maths. I guess I'll go with PE then, because even if you are going into sports as a career, that's still only a quarter of the subject (at most) that'll interest you. |
| Gender studies by far, and I don't think I need to explain why. |
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| Well I went to a Christian school for most of my life so imma say Bible. I always hated Bible class, it took so much time and energy. Like memorizing a new Bible verse every week or reading the stories we are all told since we are kids. Redundant and lame. |
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| Music by a mile! We didn't learn anything! At least teach students how to play an instrument. |
AcbSnakeDemon said: For me it would probably be science. I mean it’s all just theory in the end. Nothing is really set in stone no matter how much scientists like to believe. Things just... are. Technology and medicine would both like to have a word. |
Nvm I was mistaken lol. Guess there isn’t a useless *gym* subject in school. |
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| I try to be open to whatever subjects I've learned, but the Geometry and Trigonometry classes I took in high school were pretty useless for me. I know that Geometry and maybe Trigonometry might be useful IRL, but I never had to prove two angles congruent or draw parabolas after I passed those classes. Also, as much as I enjoy writing in cursive, I wished I could've leaned coding in elementary school instead. |
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Seiya said: In Canada, it's probably French, because it's mandatory from grade 1 to grade 9, but they don't teach verb conjugation until grade 9, and you learn almost nothing. Really, it would have been more productive to let students goof off for one hour everyday while watching French movies and French TV than to teach through abstraction in another language. Krashen and whatnot. Drac0_ said: Music by a mile! We didn't learn anything! At least teach students how to play an instrument. Even how to read sheet music. Are the standards so low? |
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| If you're an American Right-Winger....It's Science. |
| Local history for a place with an uneventful history or just not very significant. Advanced mathematics. So few people will ever use it and most will entirely forget it in just a few years plus we have calculators to do it for us . |
AmityBlight said: History is far from useless. Quoted for stating the obvious truth. Kids these days are really ignorant. No surprise that they are so blasé. Now, to the people like AcbSnakeDemon said: For me it would probably be science. I mean it’s all just theory in the end. Nothing is really set in stone no matter how much scientists like to believe. Things just... are. Nonsense, this very same theory was just applied when you wrote this memorable message. NostalgiaGoddess said: I try to be open to whatever subjects I've learned, but the Geometry and Trigonometry classes I took in high school were pretty useless for me. I know that Geometry and maybe Trigonometry might be useful IRL, but I never had to prove two angles congruent or draw parabolas after I passed those classes. Also, as much as I enjoy writing in cursive, I wished I could've leaned coding in elementary school instead. Too bad that people do not rather get to learn about probability and statistics at school, they could apply those fields every single day... How is cursive writing someone you need to learn separately from writing? Coding is better learned by yourself once you have basic knowledge of logic. traed said: Local history for a place with an uneventful history or just not very significant. Advanced mathematics. So few people will ever use it and most will entirely forget it in just a few years plus we have calculators to do it for us . Again, nonsense, the calculators do not do the maths, they merely do computations. |
| music classes/choir. thank god i got out of doing choir, but i still had to take a mandatory music class. seriously.. where tf is playing the bucket drums going to get me in life? |
| Ah what better way to pose an ill-informed and inept existence than by having it deny the pleasures of history? He who so much as thinks of History as a subject of uselessness is surely to fail at life. |
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| None. At least, where I studied. Specially because there are 'focuses' later on that center around what one wants to study in tertiary education. How else would I know how to calculate compound interest from the illegal loans I offer to desperate people? |
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Luchse said: I am sorry that don't think knowing that Christopher Columbus nailed the ocean blue in 1492 is gonna help me get a job in life.Ah what better way to pose an ill-informed and inept existence than by having it deny the pleasures of history? He who so much as thinks of History as a subject of uselessness is surely to fail at life. |
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Adimus_prime said: What is history but a tale of life? Therefore, a useful existence for one to draw conclusions out of.Luchse said: I am sorry that don't think knowing that Christopher Columbus nailed the ocean blue in 1492 is gonna help me get a job in life.Ah what better way to pose an ill-informed and inept existence than by having it deny the pleasures of history? He who so much as thinks of History as a subject of uselessness is surely to fail at life. |
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Adimus_prime said: You do know more and more companies nowadays make applicants to job openings go through aptitude tests of 'general knowledge', which includes basic history as well?Luchse said: I am sorry that don't think knowing that Christopher Columbus nailed the ocean blue in 1492 is gonna help me get a job in life.Ah what better way to pose an ill-informed and inept existence than by having it deny the pleasures of history? He who so much as thinks of History as a subject of uselessness is surely to fail at life. |
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Meusnier said: traed said: Local history for a place with an uneventful history or just not very significant. Advanced mathematics. So few people will ever use it and most will entirely forget it in just a few years plus we have calculators to do it for us . Again, nonsense, the calculators do not do the maths, they merely do computations. Semantics really isn't it? And yes I would have liked to learn probability for gambling purposes. Jenzee said: music classes/choir. thank god i got out of doing choir, but i still had to take a mandatory music class. seriously.. where tf is playing the bucket drums going to get me in life? Never seen guys on the street playing bucket drums for cash? |
Kosmonaut said: Why? I swear this is people trying to make history actually useful.Adimus_prime said: You do know more and more companies nowadays make applicants to job openings go through aptitude tests of 'general knowledge', which includes basic history as well?I am sorry that don't think knowing that Christopher Columbus nailed the ocean blue in 1492 is gonna help me get a job in life. |
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--ALEX-- said: If you're an American Right-Winger....It's Science. OR you could say it's Spanish to them. |
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| In retrospect I don't think any of the subjects I learned in school were being useless. |
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Adimus_prime said: Have the talks of mine about drawing conclusions out of it gone completely over your head? A smart man will always find a way to learn from the mistakes of others while the stupid one from his own.Kosmonaut said: Why? I swear this is people trying to make history actually useful.You do know more and more companies nowadays make applicants to job openings go through aptitude tests of 'general knowledge', which includes basic history as well? |
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Luchse said: The only life lessons I learned from history was don't be racist and I didn't need to know about [insert racist politician who lived during those times] to know not to treat people like shit based on the color of there skin.Adimus_prime said: Have the talks of mine about drawing conclusions out of it gone completely over your head? A smart man will always find a way to learn from the mistakes of others while the stupid one from his own.Why? I swear this is people trying to make history actually useful. |
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traed said: Semantics really isn't it? And yes I would have liked to learn probability for gambling purposes. I meant in a clumsy way that a computation was not a proof. Probability theory is only needed to understand statistics in daily life, and learning that one shall not go to the casino. |
| Definitely religion. I can't believe they actually taught religion in elementary school. I wonder if it's still the case. |
Adimus_prime said: Because it tells them whether you're capable of critical thinking and did more with your school years than just regurgitating memes. Kosmonaut said: Why? I swear this is people trying to make history actually useful.You do know more and more companies nowadays make applicants to job openings go through aptitude tests of 'general knowledge', which includes basic history as well? |
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| Only Mongrels would dare say history is useless. OP, maybe it won't make you get a job, but it teaches you about how the society you live in has been constructed, it teaches you about politics. And even if you may not get interested in politics, those are the ones who lead your life, deciding among which rules you will work, what your rights will be, or how you would just overall live. It allows you to develop your critical thinking, and reading your words, you sure need to. |
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| none. i can't say any subject "useless" and saying any of them are is really just a smack in the face to anyone passionate or pursuing a career in the subject. |
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| Any subject that isn't even related to the course or job that you wanted is useless. |
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| any subject that im not interested in, when you're not interested in something it will just not stay in your brain no matter how much you try to memorize it for exams. i forgot almost everything that i learned in school at this point. |
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| I fucking hated physical education, every single damn week was the most nightmarish time of the week, that one should be always optional. |
Adimus_prime said: Luchse said: I am sorry that don't think knowing that Christopher Columbus nailed the ocean blue in 1492 is gonna help me get a job in life.Ah what better way to pose an ill-informed and inept existence than by having it deny the pleasures of history? He who so much as thinks of History as a subject of uselessness is surely to fail at life. Honestly any good history teacher shouldn't be making you just memorize names, dates and places. That's pretty poor teaching honestly if that is the case. That said I mean can it get you a job isn't the only good reason for education. History is incredibly important for citizens in a democratic society in terms of making decisions and learning from how states in the past have succeeded or failed. In that regard it's pretty useful. Honestly if it was just getting you a job pretty much any non concertation study was entirely useless to you. The amount of historical illiteracy out there appalls me especially when people use it to influence political perspectives. Not saying you should major in it in University or anything lol but yeah I think it's important for you to have a general understanding of history on your own time or study. You can move it into stuff like Law though. That said unless you plan to teach or the occasional positions in museums, research/writing etc it is mostly useless. |
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| Anything related to art since it's mandatory to take art classes of any form. |
| I believe in socialist countries there's a subject called "Moral", literally. It teaches you how to be moral. That's quite a waste of time. |
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| As much as I like it, I'm gonna have to go with science Like yeah math still comes up in life, history's important, but idk when knowing 'the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell' & physics equations helped me anywhere |
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Indochina said: Seiya said: In Canada, it's probably French, because it's mandatory from grade 1 to grade 9, but they don't teach verb conjugation until grade 9, and you learn almost nothing. Really, it would have been more productive to let students goof off for one hour everyday while watching French movies and French TV than to teach through abstraction in another language. Krashen and whatnot. Drac0_ said: Music by a mile! We didn't learn anything! At least teach students how to play an instrument. Even how to read sheet music. Are the standards so low? We didn't even get that. All I remember was learning one piano chord. |
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