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[lgfan]

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@chlema wrote:

My junior year we had a class called Social Studies.  Which meant that each boy in the class stood up and picked a girl that he wanted to date, marry, have children with.  Yes, believe it!

So the guy that chose me was now my "boyfriend", we were supposed to date (nope, not for me) then get married and have kids.  All was supposed to be entered into a scrap book.  We had to cut out pictures of each event down to pictures of our so-called children.  Long story short, we both hated that course and did none of that but still got an A.  What a waste of a semester.

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When I was a senior in high school the class was called contemporary living.  It was similar to your situation.  The students got "engaged" and then "married".  We learned to create budgets to pay for the wedding and to find a place to live.  I found the class helpful because I learned all the expenses required to set up a household.

[Sooner]

Honestly I had some that were boring, but I think I learned at least something from all but home economics in the 8th grade.  Not enough money to pay me to sew (I hated it--the mess, the strings, scraps etc.) and I could cook better than the teacher then.  

I'm a great cook!  No shame in admitting it!  I have studied it, loved it, and shared it with joy.  I'll tackle about anything in the kitchen!  

[jubilant]

I think my teachers had a lot to do with whether I liked the subject or not. My social studies teacher had polio as a child and was in a wheelchair. You know how kids would gather up their books and wait for the bell to ring? In his class that didn't happen. Everyone seemed to want to hear his very last word!

[conlt]

@mildoo Oh, wow what a poor teacher. I did not like those coach teachers. They favored the jocks in our school. 

I took typing in high school and that is 1 class that I learned skills that I use daily. We were taught to "touch type". Because of the typing skills that I learned in that class, I made it through college and 2 masters degrees. I am using those skills right now typing this comment out. LOL. 

Our teacher was a stickler for perfection with the typing skills. I am happy that I took that class. 

[on the bay]

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@jubilant wrote:

I think my teachers had a lot to do with whether I liked the subject or not. My social studies teacher had polio as a child and was in a wheelchair. You know how kids would gather up their books and wait for the bell to ring? In his class that didn't happen. Everyone seemed to want to hear his very last word!

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@jubilant,

I think that's so true about the teachers and how much they can make us either hate or love a subject. I mostly have such very fond memories of the wonderful teachers I had. 

Though even when there is a teacher who we have bad memories of, if we have a passion for something, even they can't negate that.

[Stray]

I can think of a multitude of subjects that were a waste of time:
Cooking, sewing, art, algebra, chemistry, short hand, typing, psychology of nursing, modern dance, nutrition ( college), exploring the visual arts, discovering opera, acting 1, psychological profiles in literature, critical thinking ( which wasn’t) to name a very few. I enjoyed many of the above courses but they were of no help in life. I found most college level & post grad courses were just a matter of getting credits in the least painful way.

Surprisingly, the most valuable learned skill, to me, is the diagraming of sentences. I always use the concept in my head as I write.

I hated cooking, sewing & art class. I was a good student but barely passed these classes. I almost failed algebra in HS but got an A in college; I seemed to grasp it when older. But, to this day I can’t do word problems in math or algebra.

[lovesallanimals]

Algebra! total waste of time, never used it for anything.

[CalminHeart]

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@qualitygal wrote:

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.

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Any one class may not apply to someone's life but they all teach some critical thinking skills, which are desperately needed in today's society.

I wish I'd paid more attention to science classes in middle and high school. I learned it all later in college and by reading and paying attention. Understanding science is seriously lacking in our country.

[Sunshine Kate]

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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.

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Home economics was useful for me.  I feel it should still be taught.

I never have used Algebra when grocery shopping.  I learned calculating discounts, comparing prices, and final costs after tax is basic math.

Maybe it's different in other states.

[missy mouse]

Organic  chemistry. I'm a dental hygienist. There was 1 question on the national boards relating to organic chemistry so they made us take a whole semester. I would rather have got the question wrong then take that class.