Things you learnt at school you have never used - ever.


Big Jeff

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How to calculate the gradient of a curve.

I explained to my maths teacher that this was a waste of both of our time and I would never ever use it.
 
Oxbow lakes. I remember the first time my car got a puncture i thought why did they spend weeks teaching me about oxbow lakes and sediment drift instead of useful stuff like how to change a tire or how the economy works

I quite enjoyed drawing a cross-section of a waterfall mind
 
Oxbow lakes. I remember the first time my car got a puncture i thought why did they spend weeks teaching me about oxbow lakes and sediment drift instead of useful stuff like how to change a tire or how the economy works

Think the thing we all have to remember is that school has to prepare you generally for a wide range of jobs.

I actually do know a couple of people who need to know those geographical concepts for work (not Geography teachers either).

Whilst I’ve never needed to know how to etch a circuit board since school some people do.

In my previous job I needed to know inside out how a plant cell works.
 
Vector force problems, remember it being absolutely rock hard for GCSE level. The teacher said it was being dropped from the syllabus after our year because it was deemed too hard.

Came up in the exam as well big ten marker.

I can safely say I have never calculated the time something takes from a to b, while factoring the in the direction of a current and the angle and direction of the moving object. (i might be remembering it wrong if there are maths gurus on here. it was 21 year ago)
 
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