Useless
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What's the most useless thing you learned (or are still learning) at school? For me it was poetry. We were forced to memorize pointless crap and regurgitate it during exams. The poetry itself was slightly bearable, but they expected the damned *punctuation* to be identical to the original. I wonder how many of those kids there actually found it useful. Maybe somebody became Professor of Punctuation in some obscure university. :rolleyes: Coming to think of it, everything that had to be memorized was like torture to me. History for example. Who gives a damn about when each king ruled our country? (I guess it could be useful when arguing in the Soapbox over who should apologize to whom for what crime ;) ) I'm sure one of the reasons people ask damn fool questions in QA is because they memorized and blindly passed school exams, and eventually found out that real life was slightly different.
Doesn't speak well of your school system. Poetry was something to be learned and analyzed; and ultimately, to enrich your viewpoint about whatever you care to view. Memorization wasn't ever the point . . . except, of course, for Jabberwocky.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought-- So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood awhile in thought. And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. "And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Conjugating verbs. Really?
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What's the most useless thing you learned (or are still learning) at school? For me it was poetry. We were forced to memorize pointless crap and regurgitate it during exams. The poetry itself was slightly bearable, but they expected the damned *punctuation* to be identical to the original. I wonder how many of those kids there actually found it useful. Maybe somebody became Professor of Punctuation in some obscure university. :rolleyes: Coming to think of it, everything that had to be memorized was like torture to me. History for example. Who gives a damn about when each king ruled our country? (I guess it could be useful when arguing in the Soapbox over who should apologize to whom for what crime ;) ) I'm sure one of the reasons people ask damn fool questions in QA is because they memorized and blindly passed school exams, and eventually found out that real life was slightly different.
History, for me. I learned nothing from it. And if that's how you were taught poetry, your teachers should have their dangly bits spit-roasted.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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What's the most useless thing you learned (or are still learning) at school? For me it was poetry. We were forced to memorize pointless crap and regurgitate it during exams. The poetry itself was slightly bearable, but they expected the damned *punctuation* to be identical to the original. I wonder how many of those kids there actually found it useful. Maybe somebody became Professor of Punctuation in some obscure university. :rolleyes: Coming to think of it, everything that had to be memorized was like torture to me. History for example. Who gives a damn about when each king ruled our country? (I guess it could be useful when arguing in the Soapbox over who should apologize to whom for what crime ;) ) I'm sure one of the reasons people ask damn fool questions in QA is because they memorized and blindly passed school exams, and eventually found out that real life was slightly different.
I know this is old thread but thought of replying nonetheless. Actually, the exam system in here (India) is bad. It's improving but at a pace where even snail can win... The problem is not with learning/ teaching history, its important, but just forcing memorization of dates/events is definitely a problem. Politically, History is used in education system to its benefit by pushing certain topics with certain perspective !! As one of the member said, its really not about teaching a particular subject in early years of schooling but to introduce the kid to all the subjects so the kids (and their parent) know what interests the kid.. But for that teacher needs to be really a teacher by heart. In India, teaching is a profession where any one can get in (because of huge demand) and anyone gets in just because its less work and paid summer/winter/Diwali breaks.. Their heart is not there in the profession really.. I can go on and on about this topic... its a pinching nerve looking at the pathetic state of education system and being helpless to do anything. So I stop here.. :((
Thanks, Milind