People Are Sharing Things That Elementary School Teachers Told Them That Were Totally Wrong, And I Can't Believe Some Of These

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[grundle]

1."In 4th grade we were learning about bats. And the teacher asked the class to name as many different types of bats as we could. I raised my hand and said 'Vampire Bats,' and he said 'Name only real ones please.' They are real, and I knew it. But he made me feel like an ass."

2."I got sent to the principal's office for using the word 'plethora.' The teacher thought it was a swear word. So did the principal."

7."That the moon emits light, just like the sun. As a nerdy kid interested in space I told her that it’s actually reflecting the light of the sun, but she did not believe me."

12."That Abraham Lincoln was the first American president. I told her she was wrong, it was George Washington, and she snapped, saying, ‘Well why do you know so much about American politics it is pathetic.’ And all the other kids in my class started making fun of me for being stupid."

13."I was told in no uncertain terms that the match in shape between Africa and South America was coincidental...That is to say: The match between the Western coastline of Africa and the Eastern coastline of South America."

14."Middle school not elementary, but my sixth grade science teacher told the class that sound travels faster than light because 'If a plane is flying overhead, you hear it before you see it!'"

[Allegra]

A good friend of mine’s little brother was taught on third grade that the pronunciation for the word “soft,” was “sof’. The ‘t’ is silent.”

This was in the early 80s. Teaching ebonics before it was even called that.

[mdmathis6]

Plural of “Mothra”? /snicker

[catnipman]

AND the “scientific” establishment levied vicious ad hominem attacks against wegener as well ... it’s pretty much the standard tactic used against all scientists with new ideas and/or those who disagree with the accepted dogma ...

[lepton]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4126030/posts

Here’s an example of the difference between a Professor of Maths, and a Professor of Math Education (the article mislabels him).

https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bio/luis-leyva

[GingisK]

The genre of that species is “duct tape”, and always was. It was produced specifically for joining air ducts. It became popular for many uses and sells under many names. The teacher was incorrect.

[lepton]

The teacher is wrong, because it is, and has been, both, since at least the 1950s.

The kind with heat-resistant foil is actual ‘duct tape’.

The stuff you are likely calling duct tape is often used on ducts, but has a much shorter lifespan (The glue gives out and the mesh comes apart) when used that way, and it wasn’t designed for use on ducts. Though widely used in home projects, it has been prohibited for use on ductwork by codes in many places. What it is, is a utility mesh tape with a plastic outer layer...that was gray.

[alexander_busek]

I’ll have to listen out for the idea vs ideal pronunciation here. I’m originally from the South, so I have a hint of Southern mixed in the my accent.

Would such people (who don't distinguish between "idea" and "ideal") nonetheless make a distinction in the pronunciation of "I deal..." (as in, "I deal in used cars") and "ideal?"

If not: Why not?

(Admit it, lepton: You're a light-weight!")

Regards,

[Political Junkie Too]

Can we really say now that “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten”?

I have this book boxed away somewhere...

-PJ

[GingisK]

OK, it seems we are reading from the same page.

[equaviator]

Suitable for exhibition at a “Museum of the 1990’s In America”

[DennisR]

Nope. “Comparative Religions.”

[Hiddigeigei]

At the time there must have been a raging controversy between the “old school” geologists and a minority of “pro-Wegeners” that we, as students didn’t know anything about. I remember in my vulcanism class; I was told atomic energy caused volcanism. Well, as a PhD in biology, I can say that science marches on, thanks whatever gods may be! It makes me question all the “established science” with a grain of salt.