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Back in my day the only planets we knew of were the ones in our solar system.
That's still very much the case. All planets are, by definition, in our solar system. Any planet-like bodies not in our solar system are called exo-planets.
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And there were nine of them!
Just read the wikipedia list of common misconceptions
list of common misconceptions
The Middle Ages were not "a time of ignorance, barbarism and superstition"; the Church did not place religious authority over personal experience and rational activity;
Like hell it didn't.
and the term "Dark Ages" is rejected by modern historians
Because it's a prejudicial term, not because the past isn't fucking shitty.
Because it’s a prejudicial term, not because the past isn’t fucking shitty.
If that were true then what do you call the classical age? The darker ages?
We generally say 'Antiquity' and 'Late Antiquity' anymore.
Ooh present-tense anymore! Really don't see that very often, but it's got a nice ring to it
Edit: it's a positive anymore not present-tense. Thank you @[email protected]!
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I didnt graduate highschool though. Quit at 16 to go to work full time got my ged at 29
I went to religious school. Graduated thirty four years ago. That list would be mighty long.
I went to religious school. Graduated thirty four years ago. That list would be mighty long.
The list: Everything we taught you.
Pretty much
Funny thing, I think back to how batshit that education was, and I'd say it was way more moderate bordering on sensible compared to the horseshit they teach today.
It's getting worse, not better.
bordering on sensible compared to the horseshit they teach today.
Hey! Horseshit isn't as bad as what they teach today!
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I help my kids with their schoolwork. It's pretty reasonable, and also offers plenty of opportunities for me to talk with them about deeper issues that schools don't have time or expertise in teaching. However even the basics they offer are okay, without any parental kibitzing.
Full disclosure: I live in Holland.
Full disclosure: I live in Holland.
Well, it's not Finland, but I guess is good enough. And teachers probably have better work enviroment and pay than in Russia.
Fun fact: we do have bad schooling and overloaded teachers in here... Not to mention the bullying problem that even the ex-president was worried about. The quality is dropping because +300 students are being crammed under the same roof. And the politicians are only making it worse by not letting the teachers do their job and are cutting costs. (Constantly shifting how to do their job) This will not go down well for any students that have even minor difficulties in learning...
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Good schooling in Europe? Big shocker 😅
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Better still there were a bunch of facts that were false when they were taught to you but for some reason were still taught to you.
Like the obvious one, the tongue doesn't actually have different regions on it for tasting different things, a fact that you probably didn't believe even back then because anyone with a sugar cube and 5 minutes can disprove that.
My 6th grade science teacher taught us that blood is red but that some people think it is blue until it touches air because our veins look blue under our skin. He explained how the different wavelengths of light are absorbed differently and they was why it looks that way. Two years later my 8th grade science teacher taught us that blood is blue until it touches air. She was not happy when I told her she was wrong. I even explained it and told her to go talk to the other teacher if she still did not understand. She still would not listen to me. Over half the class was in the same sixth grade class as me but I was the only one that either remembered or was willing to stand up to the teacher. I finished losing faith in the education system on that day.
Well my 6th grade science teacher told us that Chernobyl was fortold in the book of revelations and it meant that the world will end soon. Public school. In New England. In the 90s. The 1990s.
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First thing I did when I read that was to put rub something all over my tongue just as a sanity check. When I tried to tell someone they went bonkers trying to defend the school book. From that point on I never took anything school books or adults said as fact without evidence.
I remember when they taught me this in kindergarten didn't believe them for a second
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