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[qualitygal]

Totally, I still believe Science class was a total waste of time back in Jr. High. I've never needed it, nor have I ever wanted it.

I wish I was smart enough, to have something hit and lead me on to a medical career and on to discover how to beat cancer.  I hope it takes control of some bright mind and finds us a cure for cancer and many other diseases.

[CelticCrafter]

I'm sure I won't be the only one with this answer, Algebra.

I was terrible at it, barely passed the year even with the help of a tutor and never once in my life have I ever said boy that Algebra class sure did come in handy today.

[cindyNC]

Actually, I think home economics was a waste.....basically sewing and cooking. 

The class that I ended up using the most from was 11th grade Algebra........and funny part is that I'm friends w/the teacher on FB. Small rural school with 107 in my graduating class. Never realized it at the time, but she wasn't much older than me. 

[deepwaterdotter]

I fear the gentleman who taught my Art class viewed my time there as wasted.  But it did teach me that I am sorely lacking when it comes to the visual arts.  The best I could do was a papier-mache pig sculpture.  Even then, I had to tell people what it was that I had tried to make.

[Kachina624]

@qualitygal.  We kicked this subject around pretty well just a couple of days ago.

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Did-you-ever-have-a-job-that-required-shorthand/td-p/869...

[on the bay]

calculus and trig!

[Kachina624]

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@cindyNC wrote:

Actually, I think home economics was a waste.....basically sewing and cooking. 

The class that I ended up using the most from was 11th grade Algebra........and funny part is that I'm friends w/the teacher on FB. Small rural school with 107 in my graduating class. Never realized it at the time, but she wasn't much older than me. 

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@cindyNC.  Please tell us, for what did you use algebra?  I've lived my whole life and never used it even once.

[rockygems123]

@qualitygal 

I could sew pretty well before going to high school but a "Clothing" stupid name class in a school of 75 girls only was hideous, teacher was awful.

She gave me a very low grade on a dress I made, and said in her critique:

"This is a waste of my time, your time and material."  

Haha I'll never forget that line!

And same as @cindyNC I loved Algebra and even took a 5 unit Algebra class in college as I had to for nursing school.

Use it every day and @Kachina624 I'm thinking most of us use it regularly but don't know it.

Ratios, percentages, cost comparisons.  More interesting to me than geometry but we use that all the time too.

[ahoymate]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@cindyNC wrote:

Actually, I think home economics was a waste.....basically sewing and cooking. 

The class that I ended up using the most from was 11th grade Algebra........and funny part is that I'm friends w/the teacher on FB. Small rural school with 107 in my graduating class. Never realized it at the time, but she wasn't much older than me. 

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@cindyNC.  Please tell us, for what did you use algebra?  I've lived my whole life and never used it even once.

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Home economics teaches you a lot of useful skills for living. Cooking vs. take-out. Mending vs. throw away clothes.

Algebra is another skill that everyone uses. Especially shopping

During shopping trips, algebra comes in handy when calculating discounts, comparing prices, or determining final costs after tax.

[just bee]

Transformational Syntax.

On the first day of class, our English professor told us that, if we didn't approach the course as if it were a math class, we would have difficulty with it.

From that moment on, the class was my enemy.