Why Does School Teach Useless Things?

Have you ever thought: why does school teach useless things? I think this video will help give you some perspective on the question and help you cope with the fact that school is pointless. The truth is that all those useless things you learn in school will never actually be needed in the real world.
School teaches useless stuff because it's easy. The system still believes trivia = education. That's why you're forced to memorize dates and names and arbitrary facts instead of actually discussing relationships between people and events throughout history. Everything is put into compartments and you're not allowed to question how all the subjects fit together. You aren't given the tools to understand how the world works. Instead, you're told to memorize this and that and then given a stamp of approval (or disapproval) when the task is done. There. You're educated (or not).
School is not important, my friends.
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[@ashpod6383]

That's true, I don't need to know when Picasso was born

[@RyanCapoferri]

+AshPod Poor Picasso

[@abbywarr6853]

AshPod I had to do a project about Picasso

[@uhliwiuhc3176]

AshPod October 25 1881

[@miguelvidal2335]

we don't even study Picasso

[@michaelebert4249]

@@miguelvidal2335 That was probably just an example

[@777lui]

Bro i learn more on youtube then school

[@RyanCapoferri]

+777az Truth

[@subswithnovids-cn2iy]

same

[@abbywarr6853]

777az Man me too

[@HBTV69]

777az Man Saaaamme!

[@auguststrain3462]

777az I learned what introvert meant on KZbin

[@Razzgriz00]

I know a long ass equation but don't know how to do taxes

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Joseph Stalin Send your long-ass equation to the IRS ?

[@Gamingtv23658]

TheNewWorld Join the U.C.A.M. (University and College Abolitionists’ Movement). We are only four or five members strong at the current movement (brand new), but I, given that I am the leader of said group, seek to: - Research as many issues regarding colleges and universities as possible - Hold Q & A sessions (likely on Instagram or some other platform, and in some cases in person) to really find the roots of some of these problems - Learn more about the organizations and accrediting agencies that work with said institutions - Etc. Feel free to join! I even have a backup plan for when the college system collapses, expensive and frivolous as it can be! 1 second ago

[@juno_4492]

No, no you don't.

[@froglemonade3398]

I remember a hole sentence that I saw once on the internet 2 years ago but I can't remember my Spanish homework after 3 minutes

[@menace2societies]

bruh I don’t listen to my teacher sometimes and just searching the Lesson Title on KZbin quickly learned it.

[@Davedave000]

But First Aid and Fire Safety isn't even taught at school!

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Dave TheSniper Usually not in a meaningful way at least. If they are, it's like "oh, by the way, here are these things. Now back to the worksheets!"

[@ArseniiB]

Ralsei

[@chr0mium196]

I got c.e.r.t

[@whydoesthishavesreal6696]

First, AIDS and Fire

[@hypepotato3768]

It is at my school ;-;

[@amnaikram5426]

no wonder why most geniuses, like Albert Einstein, actuall hated school

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Amna Ikram For sure. School is restricting on the mind

[@user-qh4db9lk6u]

He is successful coz he thought out of the box and didnt go through complicated bullshit. He simplified everything in his life. Something which schools cant.

[@cyberium5020]

@@user-qh4db9lk6u schools can do that but they choose to make it harder

[@UnknownAlien475]

It's because they are smart enough to realize that you don't need school to be successful, they need determination and effort, something school tells you not to use.

[@parhamkhoshsiar4913]

Amna Ikram he didint hate school he got kicked out

[@fluffykitten7521]

Once a kid asked "When will we ever use this when we leave school?" And the teacher said "Oh! Never! You just need it for the test!"

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Fluffy Kitten True story

[@petermcnany5530]

THAT'S FUCKING BULLSHIT

[@weepingdiscord6969]

Same here but she just said on the test nothing else

[@infamouscrusader3363]

@@RyanCapoferri At least he's honest.

[@connor6564]

Same, one kid asked in algebra how he would use it in real life, and teacher said you will use it in real life, on the test tomorrow.

[@mistyforests9071]

What we SHOULD learn in school: First Aid How to get insurance How to pay taxes How to set up a bank account Fire Safety Emergency situation protocols Survival skills How to fight and defend yourself Universal code How to cook and make food Plumbing, yard work, etc What we currently learn in school: How to speak a dead language How to solve x(56-35)^x*27=1462 Reciting PI The achievements of old dead people

[@havoccipher323]

Misty Forests u did to learn how to read and maybe science in case of energies, PE also

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

I live in Slovakia, i learned first aid back in my 2nd grade of Gymnasium

[@reddragonrobloxmike4721]

And don’t forgot how to count money for what we should learn but we barley learn how to count money

[@cherylmclorn8185]

Math all the way to division and multiplication tables

[@JohnDoe-qe4ko]

based

[@juicykiwi7347]

Me at a job interview... Me: I want to work here full time, Interviewer: Okay, what makes you think you will be valuable to this company? Me: Edgar Allan Poe had a sexual relationship with his 13 year old cousin. Interviewer: Holy shit your hired!

[@dankmem477]

Exactly lol

[@neptune0909]

LMAO..

[@blackknife1399]

Btw what was the job

[@shadyshrimp4169]

Lmao

[@namethisismyname9918]

@@blackknife1399 Microsoft . Lmao 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@betaa1a226]

School=seven crappy hours of our lives Class=come late and start sleeping

[@zmods323]

ezio kenway 8 for me

[@ttcguy4681]

6 for me

[@ok-oj4my]

10 for me :(

[@dlt78081]

KZbin and video games: education

[@SPCSafetyHarbor2235]

6 and a half for me

[@VariacManiac]

I've learned more in trade school in 3 hours than what academic school provides in 2 weeks!! I also hate having to wake up so early just to know useless things I'll forget in 3 1/2 days....

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Variac Maniac And what you learn in trade school will make you $$$$. What you learn in plain old school will make you...well... "smart"... like that even means anything...

[@VariacManiac]

Fact!!

[@noahbones1221]

coulldnt agree more

[@theghostface2022]

I forget in like an hour lol

[@VariacManiac]

@@theghostface2022 I'm post graduated and what I can officially confirm is that school, especially high school, was sort of disappointing. This is just my prospective and opinion as a former high school student. They do teach some useful information, they really do, but it's terribly inefficient and bland in how it's relayed to students. It's very cookie cutter oriented and is monumentally outdated, especially those standardized tests. Those tests, deadlines, 8hrs+ of sitting at a desk, homework, etc. gives less time to learn, enjoy family, outdoors, and ourselves. I'm not asking to bash schooling or that school is bad entirely, but that there's bad oversaturating what good it does provide. Look at Finland for example, 4 hour school days, little to no homework or tests, and there's more emphasis on teamwork, not competition. Everyone is accounted for, even if they don't meet a certain grade, yet their students are outperforming the rest. In conclusion to the little rant, the world isn't always fair. Things are very stressing, even after high school graduation when money and payments need to be made. If you're still in school, stay strong, I know, it's stupid, but don't give up, or get mad. Just do your best. Handle BS professionally. I wasn't the best, and that's ok! The sun came up the next day. Just keep in mind, a lot of countries don't provide an education at all. Count blessings and be good to one another!

[@cherryblossompossum3566]

I've created a motto for school. Learn. Test. Forget. Repeat. People I talk to say that parents should teach kids stuff like first aid and how to cook stuff other than instant noodles, to which I reply "What if your parents are dead?" Since starting school like two(ish) months ago, I've had, what I can only call a mental breakdown, from being overwhelmed because why do I need to know the seven themes of horror? I don't even like horror, I have a hard enough time sleeping as is. And this is also now a favorite KZbin channel.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+K Nightingale That's a good, accurate motto. The amount of information you're force-fed and expected to remember for next week's test can certainly be overwhelming. Just do what you have to do to graduate! I'm not sure what grade you're in now, but when high school is over you'll look back and say, "wow, that seems like such a short moment of my life."

[@MissLilithLilium]

K Nightingale Also what if your parents are neglecful, ignorant, incompetent or too busy working overtime to teach you anything.

[@firebow2810]

Some times parents haven't really been taught that either. I would much rather be taught these things by a teacher than my parents anyway (sorry mum) because a teacher is trained to see your mistakes and rectify them.

[@teachandfunnstuff3127]

Nice slogan

[@Declan_Payan]

I hate school so much! I really don't get it, we spend 6 and a half hours or more in school meanwhile we come home to more work!? 95% of the things we learn in school isn't even going to help us in life! I enjoyed watching your video, i can definitely relate to a lot of the things you said! Keep up the great work!

[@jojobear7881]

Car Nation yes.. true. I wanna be an author/illustrator when I grow up, since I draw good and like to write stories (I'm 9. I also may wanna try to make a ever lasting change in the system. But if anyone is wondering, it's impossible to make the government banish school. Sorry😥

[@vitalnutrients744]

@@jojobear7881 school has to be changed, not banished. If we taught a "entrepreneur" or "business" class then people would not learn to be workers but also businessmen because despite school LACKING those classes SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ARE CREATED LIKE AMAZON, GOOGLE, APPLE, etc.

[@evanurena8868]

@@vitalnutrients744 Well, historically speaking the school system was built by big business men and politicians in order for youngsters to learn how to be workers for corporations and factories rather to help others generate money. They won't implement anything regarding financial freedom as a requirement because that will create too much competition for them to handle the power that they have on the poor and middle class.

[@heatfighter2112]

that’s not only true that’s a fact

[@dlt78081]

@@jojobear7881 I want to e a video game creator when I grow up: Problem: Most schools don't teach you how to code.

[@16freedislikes15]

Job interviewer: ok, did you get straight A’s, 100% attendance and absolutely no detentions when you were in school? Me: well of course I got detentions- Interviewer: right that’s it I don’t know how you can say that without being ashamed you will never get a job ever

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yeah, that's what people in school try to make you believe

[@vitalnutrients744]

Job interviewer: Have you ever lied before> Me: Of course! Everyone has at told a lie at least once in their life! Job interviewer: The interview is over, you are not getting the job, goodbye. Me: That's it im not going to college if I can't even get a job at McDonalds!

[@blackknife1399]

@@vitalnutrients744 You can go to google,Microsoft and facebook,They care about your passion

[@Dark_Shadow0815]

True

[@elsmok3952]

Funny as you said learning about first aid and fire safety etc, but we don't even learn about any of that

[@RyanCapoferri]

+AlexplayzPVPx At least not till some point late in high school, if at all

[@eevee1583]

AlexplayzPVPx hmmm BE COOL ABOUT FIRE SAFETY

[@stanthegreat9661]

AlexplayzPVPx I learn that in health class

[@Boomax-rr5fk]

ikr first aid (which I'm fortunate enough to have learned in Boy Scouts) would be soooo much more useful in life than all this BS about Muhammed and Buddha and Brahman... imagine if everyone was trained in first aid, the number of lives that could be saved?

[@olenagirich1884]

And look at the ironic Australian wildfires now...

[@Memeway_]

School stands for “Six Cruel Hours Of Our Lives” Math stands for “Mental Abuse To Humans” And homework stands for “Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge!!!!” And finals stand for “Fuck I Never Actually Learned Shit”

[@jsnipes8349]

Facts

[@Mason_Gamer100]

Class stands for “Come Late And Start Sleeping”

[@Alien_From_Another_Universe]

Unfortunately for is it's 10 hours 😞

[@Alien_From_Another_Universe]

@@user-gf1ju2gd8z yes but forcing it down our throat would only make us dislike it,. Perhaps it we might pick career that's not related to a specific math subject

[@dawnofthedelts]

You get an A.

[@ninjaslash52_98]

It's been almost half a year and I've forgotten 75% of what I've learned mostly of math I wish I was taught how to deal with stress depression and friends I did take an economics class which is mandatory which helped with jobs money and such but that's about it

[@michaelschwartz6205]

True education should teach students how to learn and how to be creative. Problem is teachers unions and school are opposed because the teachers and administrators themselves do not know how to do these two things.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Michael Schwartz BOOM!

[@Jac0b22]

They also have to follow a curriculum as well. Most teachers don’t have time even if they wanted too. There’s a lot of ridiculous teachers but there’s also a lot of good ones. The real problem is the system, a teacher can’t successfully “educate” their kids because they spend all their time teaching the required content

[@gabrielwilliams8508]

I swear why can't they teach you how to like drive a car safely, or how to save up money, or to nail a job interview! There is nothing important that they teach us, yet when we question them, they get angry and make an excuse! This is why I hate living on this stupid planet and why I regret being born! Live life to the fullest my fucking ass! So much for being free in this pitiful world!

[@Mr_Gordondead]

Gabriel Williams your not wrong

[@LRRPFco52]

School is about behavioral conditioning and making everyone as similar as possible, as conceived by early 1800s planners in Europe. It was never meant for the United States, but more of central powers in Europe looking to hold onto their empires and establish obedience and control of masses of people who were starting to have access to literacy due to the printing press and the Bible (not a religious argument here, just a dispassionate factual statement about printed media at the time). This is why they used bells for Pavlovian response, called classes "classes" (to establish social class based on age, not intellect), placed teachers at the head of classrooms with rows of desks similar to factory layout, and eradicated critical thinking based on Socratic method. None of this was appropriate for the newly-formed United States, but for some reason, a Massachusetts legislator named Horace Mann just loved that Prussian schooling model and felt strongly that it should be brought to the US. John Dewey later launched the program that would spread the cancer of this system across the entire US, and not just leave it confined to MA. Within the first generation, almost no classically-educated professors and teachers remained, and students in the US got progressively less and less educated, but more and more schooled into thinking like serfs, conformists, with minimal ability to problem-solve. The Sputnik scare really changed that for 2 generations in STEM, but humanities and classics were still left by the wayside. Now we have more access to information than at any other time in history, with students and teachers who are dumber than at any time in US history. Don't ever go to school if you can help it. More knowledge is at your finger tips, but you do need to develop and emulate successful personal habits if you want to live a full and happy life. School will only lead to misery and despair for most of you.

[@RyanCapoferri]

This.

[@siaprasad8400]

School is a good front. KZbin is our new best friend. We can literally learn a year's worth of school crap in 4 months. A topic covered in detailed in 20 mins give or take.

[@orthodox1107]

I hate school more than anything I already know how to count read and write so it’s just pointless I don’t need to go to school anymore and I know how to add money and subtract

[@PomadaGaming]

Man,i learned english alone with the internet,it’s still very disappointing the fact that there is still this medieval education system,i as a person with low grade Asperger’s syndrome even generated a phobia to it,each time i went there my head ached and i had to go to the bathroom to vomit all the time,and the motherfuckers still told me i had no option but to go there and be 7 hours in a desk hearing 2% of what this current society says it’s useful. THAT’s how much i hate this method

[@c.edwards4457]

@@orthodox1107 same bruh if I could get a job live on my own I could easily do it but I’m 14

[@Flixxy0]

The 3 dislikes are from principals

[@RyanCapoferri]

+TheGamingPros 3000 boooooo

[@LucianLebeau]

and teachers

[@jkopoulos8096]

Those principles are gae

[@user-kf4uh3xw2q]

@@ace_wash8363 eat your teachers

[@blackknife1399]

Hello,I came from the future to tell that the dislikes on 14th february 2021 is now 76 dislikes on this video

[@capn_l]

I wish we could choose the subjects we want from middle school to high school because that is normally the time your parents are focusing on your future.

[@wh1msic4l]

History Geniuses: *Hates school* School: Imma pretend I didn’t see that.

[@buddy3635]

Exactly!!! I know exactly what to do to be successful in history. I passed middle and elementary schools programs in everything else. Why can’t I just focus on history?? I need that brain space to contribute it back to the world! I don’t need useless information in there

[@SuperKoopalingsStudios]

One time when I was in 5th grade i did this thing called bus buddies. It’s basically where the fifth graders take kindergartners to their bus. Anyways on this specific day I was taking my bus buddy to the bus and he said “I love school” then I said “you’re gonna regret saying that in a few years”

[@RyanCapoferri]

To this day, that kindergartner regrets it

[@greenleafyman1028]

There only 3 important schools 1.Elementary school 2. Trade school 3. KZbin school

[@darknight-xe1ll]

School are important only when your kids

[@vijfsnippervijf]

Not even 1.

[@kavkav4810]

I'm that shy kid that doesn't say a thing

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Kav Kav Nothing wrong with that. Unless you're also plotting...

[@liasuckslmao]

Kav Kav Yea the only time I talk is when I’m with my friends.

[@veorangejuice733]

same

[@TheGoofyAhhUncle]

I never Talk in School

[@ibrahimbati6545]

@@TheGoofyAhhUncle Well, when it's time for presentations you have too.

[@maximillionboi]

instead of books from the 90's telling us that Galileo built telescopes, why can't we learn how to make the damn thing.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+maximillionboi That would an awesome class! Mirror grinding 101

[@maximillionboi]

I agree.

[@lefthanded5473]

Well fucking said man!

[@fluttershypony1760]

In elementary school they literally made my entire class get on the classroom floor to demonstrate the stop drop and roll method but didn't teach us about basic fire safety or how to use a fire extinguisher.

[@RyanCapoferri]

That's a good point! I remember learning the stop/drop/roll, you know, what to do if you're actually ON FIRE. But why not spend more time on preventing the whole fire problem in the first place! I guess that's a good example of how school wants to only deal with symptoms of issues rather than the issues themselves.

[@eevee1583]

Fluttershy Pony BE COOL ABOUT FIRE SAFETY

[@fluttershypony1760]

CapOhTV yeah I totally agree about teaching kids about preventing fires I forgot to mention that thanks for responding keep up the good work:)

[@yeetis4527]

I dont even know how to open or use a fire extingisher and im 15

[@firebow2810]

ravioli ravioli something with taking out the pin and making a sweeping motion? I don't even know dude...

[@LightKnight2311]

Something that School tends to forget is that we are all different from each other. Our interests will be different, the pace in which we learn will be different, and our perspectives will be different. However, School just acts like we’re dumb automatons who just sit there and do work all day. I mean, why do we have to constantly be told to just sit there and cram a bunch of useless facts into our brains that we will probably never need in our everyday life? It just makes no sense. Plus, there are already MUCH better ways of learning than school, and one of them is simply looking things up on the internet. You want to learn about something? Boom! Just search it up on the internet! Its as simple as that! Not only that, but the grade system is downright terrible! People who get As on everything are recognized as intelligent, while people who get Fs are looked down upon as stupid. That is a MAJOR problem, and its sad to see that the problem still hasn’t been addressed by the government or dealt with in any way! The thing is, grades don’t show a person’s true intelligence. They only show how much facts School has managed to cram into its students’ heads. I’m not saying that people who get good grades aren’t intelligent, but I’m saying that people who don’t get As aren’t any less intelligent than those who do get As. The grade system is so moronic and backwards that it manages to give people a false identity based on the grades they got. Its really sad to see people get so much crap thrown towards them just because they got a bad grade. Also, think of this. We have to put up with this nonsense for over 13 years! When you leave school, you find that so much of those useless facts that were crammed into your head at one point were never used, that it makes those 13+ years of being in school feel like a total WASTE! What a shame! We have to put up with constant lectures, stress, anxiety, boredom, and depression for NOTHING? I can NOT believe how just plain awful this School system is! So much useless crap gets crammed into your head, just for you to forget about it later! What a shame...

[@RellHearts]

Damnnnnnnnnnnn u wrote a whole god damn book 📖 😂 but you are spitting a bunch of facts, props to u. ✅

[@thesavage3875]

I hate school

[@RyanCapoferri]

+the savage You're in good company here

[@jojobear7881]

me too. I feel you. I always have to write and hear " blah blah blah, all day long. Worst of all, you have to keep your mouth shut and be quiet. You get bossed around and they limit your interests. Sometimes when I get really stressed when I do to much work I sit under my desk for about a minute and take deep breaths. I know, that sounds weird😂

[@rojeantaping7888]

I agree

[@Acecity17]

i think everybody does, lol

[@fenyrmastermk2902]

Here in México the schools increased the pressure and my classmates have more fear to "fail" the test

[@cuberquint6598]

School taught me how to hold in a fart for seven hours straight

[@xgaming125g]

😂😂😂

[@llamaa35]

😂😂😂

[@brooklynlanders6940]

This was the only thing I thought was cool that I learned in 7th grade😂

[@RellHearts]

Honestly I’m so close to getting depressed by school. Just to know I’m in school wasting time that I could be chasing and accomplishing my Dreams just makes me depressed

[@swag304]

I learned how to pay taxes From my Dad since school teaches useless things

[@vitalnutrients744]

the biggest problem with school, is the supression on creativity and curiosity. we humans, are unlike any other creature. we, are CONSCIOUS. *conscious beings can create variability on their own*. conscious beings NEED curiosity to evolve, adapt, compete and dominate the world. we don't rely on evolution to get us by like 99.99% of organisms, we rely on our brain. and the school system is a mistake because it fails to capitalize on this idea that we NEED creativity and curiosity.

[@dankmem477]

It's a shame that most of us humans have forgotten our ways and got pulled into the dark side

[@landlordofthewoods6001]

Conscious means than an animal is aware of the world. All complex animal are conscious. Like cats, dogs, fish and livestock. They are all conscious. You must mean we are intelligent life, because intelligent life can create civilizations and change nature with genetic engineering and pollution. Just a nerd on youtube.

[@kingkamvoty]

🎯

[@Clipdraw-cv8sd]

Soldier: do you know how to reload a gun or have an incredible stamina Me: The big yellow one is the sun

[@airbornearif2203]

😂😂 good one bro I want to join the Malaysian Army when I grow up because it's my dream since I was like 7 but school teaches things that are almost useless in life never taught me how to use your rifle or reload or combat tactics or Operations in any environment.

[@accountalt856]

SARGENT IM GETTING SHOT AT WHAT DO I DO? school: mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@WHOTOOKMYUSER]

HAHAGHSHZ.

[@blackknife1399]

@@airbornearif2203 No,They should teach how to be fit and have good stamina,The things like reloading gun will be taught in army

[@airbornearif2203]

@@blackknife1399 I'm trying to be fit myself to join the Malaysian Army 10th Paratrooper Brigade. Last time when we posted this comment I was 100kg now I'm 74kg. I can't go lower because I'm a tall person. Good ide bro.

[@thisrcomics6613]

did anyone else noticed that in highschool you have 4 hours of literature but we dont have any classes about astronomy or technology or basic economics

[@sophiarocks8157]

I'm not in high school yet

[@caseman4873]

Yeah i would like to learn more about astronomy but i have to learn it on the internet cus school thinks thats not important.

[@bones6896]

@@caseman4873 tbf it kinda isn't

[@caseman4873]

@@bones6896 for me it is

[@AutoSia]

@@bones6896 It is

[@SaskatchewanICE]

I’m a teacher, and honestly I’m just waiting for the day that students/parents start protesting & demanding change. Students don’t realize how much power they really have against the school system.

[@RyanCapoferri]

Agreed. Sadly, this goes with most things funded with taxes... People pay them and just assume the government will take care of everything!

[@sMyMe9540]

The kids at my school actually tried to form a rebellion of sorts, but most kids were too scared of punishmemt to join, and the kids who DID join were blamed amd bullied when the rules got stricter.

[@liasuckslmao]

The only thing I learn and can remember in school is that it's bullcrap. I wanna be a baker when I grow up. Why do I have to do VA history? I need to know chemistry and math.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Princess Cringe The only reason is because the government said so. And that's never a good reason

[@nightlight6021]

Lol I agree I want to make a video game, and why would I need to know a bunch of random history that I could care less about?

[@subswithnovids-cn2iy]

cuz '' you will need it for the rest of your life'' i want to be a youtuber and make money gaming

[@wizardswin8358]

10000 subs with no vids vloggers make big money not gamers

[@millie3065]

Princess Cringe im in the same boat as you. i wanna be a baker or work in the culinary industry but im forced to learn about angles and shit

[@gplgs4640]

Me: My life is kind of stressful right now, I recently lost a family member, I had a seizure and have been tested for epilepsy, which I was told I may have, my parents are fighting, my friends constantly berate me for everything I do and say, I’m on the verge of full-on depression, and I’m not making any of this up. Please, somebody teach me how to mentally and emotionally cope with these things. Teachers: Here’s a worksheet on how to tell the difference between a rational number and an irrational number.

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

I am in first grade of High school and WHAT THE FUCK ARE RATIONAL/IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, I WROTE THIS AT THE TEST: "RATIONAL ARE THE ONES I WILL ALWAYS USE AT MY LIFE, IRRATIONAL ARE NUMBERS MADE BY BUFFOONS", and yet i get 3 (American C)

[@galaxygerm1037]

one thing i hate is they don't actually prepare you to be an adult. My AP Human Geography teacher, one of them, makes us do these Socratic seminars in which we talk in a stupid circle and FAIL if we don't say anything even if we write notes, they're "preparing us for college" but i thought in college the professer just talks about something for a few hours. like, these circle things make me wanna puke because i hate talking in front of other students who probably think i'm a loser except for like...4 or 5 out of 24 of them. Like, why do you wanna force me to talk to people who hate me? and about stupid stuff like "why do people migrate?" I'm a flipping teenager who just wants to learn how to edit videos and listen to my musical theater. This is why I love my film class, we choose to take that...luckily for me the teacher in that class is a chill dude who doesn't make us do seminars, instead we get to make videos!

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Hadley Bryant Don't knock on my man Socrates! Haha. But yeah, Socratic seminars are great as long as the participants are willing and interested in the topic. When they're forced on you, though, I agree, it can be pretty dumb. Add to that a teacher who has no clue how to run a Socratic seminar or even who Socrates was!

[@galaxygerm1037]

CapOhTV yeah like in ELA it makes sense tbh but in social studies it can get annoying

[@44SHOTS]

How are you doing now you still in school?

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Your film class is almost useless. Learning how to speak publicly, especially in the face of people who don’t like you, is a skill that will save you throughout life.

[@InabaD3X_iluvfishrods]

School makes me sad and depressed knowing that I have certain weaknesses. Learning about the subjects you didnt know is still pointless and stupid, Why cant you just learn anything you want? Do whatever you want? Kinder to G6 is okay but Middle school to College is dumb. Why cant schools take the fact that we are unique, built different and born to be a genius. Everyone is a Genius, we just cant take some things, we have abilities and disabilities. We WORRY ABOUT OUR GRADING SYSTEM JUST FOR NOTHING. Everyday back then I was planning to end this all by suicide, I always have a messed up room, room with papers full of calculations of nonsense, Notebooks everywhere and always coming home with headaches due to staying up late. I will do everything just to get my useless reports done. A friend died of heart problems due to staying up late, and I hated school for that and got mad at my teachers, I dropped out at 4th year College and I am finally freed from the hellhole of stupidity

[@noineh981]

School teacher teaches us a useless lessons: homework keep us all night and made us stressed, learn nothing from school KZbin: *learn tons of things*

[@AutoSia]

Dude in my last two years of high school I literally wanted to kill myself. And yes at that time I 100% knew the things I was "learning" was gonna be useless the next day.

[@azuritesgalaxy6916]

When I grow up I'd want to do something in either one of three categories, languages (other than english, I'm an aspiring multilingual) visual arts or music. However school has pretty much killed my motivation to learn stuff, with useless literature and sport junk. It's also killed my intelligence, even though I go to an academically selective school... Sorry for this wall of text lmao just had to get that off my chest

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Neko Paint School sucks, but try not to let it completely crush your ambition : (

[@vitalnutrients744]

Do you have at least one elective class or extracurricular activity which you love? Pour your heart out for that one class. My favorite classes are technical design (computer assisted design, programming, problem solving) and gym class because I would love to move around instead of being stuck in my seat for the entire day.

[@codylol8175]

The soul purpose of school is so you can get a degree to get a well paying job, all the “facts” and “information” you get is going to be completely obsolete when you become an adult and actually get a job

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Cody Gore Truth.

[@exaucemayunga22]

I'm studying to become a French teacher . College: yeah but you have to learn the Quadratic Formula first buddy

[@tacticuskillgore2109]

I feel like the ultimate goal of going to school is just to get good grades and then forget everything soon after exams

[@RyanCapoferri]

A lot of times, yes

[@_koko8992]

Do not feel, that's true

[@ninjapirate123]

Here are 20 things that weren't taught in school that needs to be taught in school to survive in life 1. Conversation 2. How to handle money 3. Dating and Relationships 4. The government 5. Home repair and home owners insurance 6. Car repair and car insurance 7. Credit cards 8. Cooking 9. Learning to haircut 10. Manners 11. How to find a job 12. Healthcare 13. Self defense 14. Learning from failure 15. First aid 16. Time managment 17. The law 18. Public speaking skills 19. Driving skills 20. Rising a child

[@IdkIdk-nt6iq]

Still haven’t taught me how to pay my bills or take out a loan. But don’t worry, I know how to divide by x.😅😅😅

[@urbanrc7237]

School teaches me to get a job on the side of the road, begging

[@shahrukhah5495]

I like the scp foundation

[@finn7395]

Instead of memorizing the periodic table or the first 100 numbers of pi, we should learn how to do taxes and get a job.

[@Cars-N-Jets]

School= Least Motivational most stressful thing in anyone's life who goes to a public school

[@centimental.]

My math teacher has been giving 10 assignments a week. Each of them have 20+ questions. I feel depressed 2 weeks in school. I feel like they need to teach us things that REALLY need to be learned. Like how to set up a checking account and how to do CPR etc. But instead we’re learning the Pythagorean Theorum when we could be learning about how how to deal with anxiety and depression. I learn more useful things in Physical Education than all my common core classes.

[@EvanGamer]

True story: Me: when are we gonna use this irl Teacher: in highschool Me: After that tho Teacher: in highschool Me: I mean AFTER highschool Teacher:BRO DO U EVER LISTEN I SAID IN HIGHSCHOOL Me:...

[@veorangejuice733]

doubt

[@dankmem477]

Teacher: Oh I see, AFTER high school. Well to answer your question, we're gonna use it in... Kid: 🤤 Teacher: ...college Kid: * smashes head on desk *

[@isaac7175]

Doubt this happened

[@mrekking]

Me: wants to become an engineer. Teacher: Great! let me tell you how to dissect a frog.

[@saakshis7014]

😂😂

[@SayYourSomething]

Your classmate that wants to be a biologist would find that useful. And don’t come say “Well why can’t he do it and I just learn math?” Because the school doesn’t know what you want to be.

[@johnmozierfishing7010]

Our school day is 6.5 hours (not including bus) but we could learn the same amount of stuff in like 2 hours or 2.5 hours (including lunch and recess)

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yup

[@theloneshadow3969]

I remember as I kid complaining about learning Greek myths because they were useless to know.

[@RyanCapoferri]

I'd argue they're useless to know in the way they're usually taught in school. Typically, you're told something like: "Here's an old story. Now memorize the characters and what they did and when so you can pass this test!" That's no good. No time is spent actually discussing the MEANING of the myth and all the social and moral implications the story explores. All those Greek myths have direct relevance to today's world... the human condition hasn't changed much at all over the last few thousand years.

[@eevee1583]

The Lone Shadow actually I like myths

[@dx.feelgood5825]

Lily Mega Eevee same. I'm obsessed with it

[@dlt78081]

@@RyanCapoferri they may be useless but the reasons why i like learning about greek mythology is because 1. It's intresting and I'm not being forced to learn it 2. Because I like it and it's fun to explore.

[@jkopoulos8096]

Bruh, I live in Greece and we have to learn these myths *EVERY SINGLE WEEK*

[@jaycub6130]

How does insurance work? How do I do my taxes or how do they work? How do I make large purchases? How do I buy a house? How do I do a job interview correctly What are basic laws I need to know in case I get into trouble How do I buy a car? How do I spot scammers? School: shittttt idk lol but can u factor perfect squares?

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Primary school was fun. I learned to read,write,do basic math,art. Then came middle school which was HELL Useless teaching starts in MIDDLE SCHOOL and continues to COLLEGE (over highschool) Im so glad thats behind me.LONG behind me. These days i learn over the INTERNET. I learn what i want,when i want it,how much i want it,how i want it. I have no stupid "teacher" telling me what to do or to " pay attention" I learn things that i NEED TO KNOW and that i NEED in my life. Thats how school should be like.

[@mrekking]

Teacher: a good 13 hour sleep is healthy for your body. Also the teachers and school: gives a shit ton of projects assignments, and forces us to wake up at 7:00 in the morning.

[@edentranlol]

**5:45am

[@ericmiguel4194]

@@edentranlol 3:50AM*

[@damenofficiall]

@@ericmiguel4194 12 am midnight

[@Wholetucook]

5 am

[@imnotbeluga007]

13 F*CKIN HOURS? MY ASS. I barely get 6 hours, degrading my brain because it can't optimize itself! And we start at 7 AM, so it's even worse. As a teen, it's almost impossible to go sleep at an earlier time than midnight. So I can't regen any energy. Every day, I'm missing 3 hours of sleep, the most important part, mind you. Do they seriously think going to sleep at 6 PM is acceptable, especially when school ends at 3 PM? That's 3 hours for you and f*cking homework that is worse than punishment by our dumbass math teacher which says to search it up online or find it out yourself. 2 math exams were complete disasters thanks to that, close to the half year evaluation.

[@kakak3762]

School = hell

[@toto8224]

Correct

[@moubarakoumar6044]

I agree schools is trash

[@instantinople3796]

My mind everytime I stand in front of the School gate: WELCOME TO THE GATES OF HELL

[@neptune0909]

School hours = death

[@c.i.a5796]

No school is not hell Its 5x worst

[@pizzapartytime1826]

One time my cousin asked a question to teacher and said when have you ever use this and it was in math she answered here at school

[@doinosor6405]

I have so much appreciation for this channel and what you're shedding light on, thank you

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Aidan Suess Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad you found the channel!

[@charles5895]

In my opinion school should only be for 3 hours a day and students can leave school if they feel depressed, unwell etc. They can just go home and inform their parents or whoever is taking care of them and they will give the school a call to confirm that the student is at home. And school should only be for 3 days a week, plus a optional fourth day for people who like to study. Also I feel like history should be optional, for people like me who like to study history, because history is the past, and it has no impact on the present anymore. Toilets? No permission, just tell the teacher you are going and how much time you need. Teachers shouldn't be able to take control of our bodies like that.

[@shashankpathak-s6y]

Here's another example of crap occurs in school: A teacher who teaches 2nd grade is getting paid and here I am in 7 th class learning all the things and not getting paid plus parents pressure and finding a job later BUT TRYING FOR THAT, I'M NOT GETTING PAID INSTEAD MY PARENTS ARE GIVING THEIR MONEY TO SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AFTERWARDS. JUST PERFECT

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yeah... There were times when I was in school where I thought, "Why am I here instead of out at a job getting paid."

[@ok-oj4my]

We should cancel school and start studying in the internet because it's more easy, and no stress :/

[@kodomochan32]

The only useful things I have learned in school are Math, English, and Science. Anything else are just gimmicks.

[@RyanCapoferri]

BOOM! Reading (English), Writing (also English), and Arithmetic/Reasoning (Math & Science). If you've mastered those three things, then you can learn ANYTHING!

[@gabrielwilliams8508]

kodomochan32 High School math is completely useless what so ever! It is just random letters and numbers mixed together into bullshit! All we need to know is Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, because we need to know those four basic skills of math to analyze our Bill payments! Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out how 2×(5x+b) is going to help me on paying my future college credit and debt! *Sigh*

[@firebreathercat133]

Gabriel Williams High School maths is really important if you actually wanna get a real good job in engineering or medicine.

[@stevenwatson9678]

FIREBREATHERCAT but 10s of millions aren't trying to be those things and are forced to learn it anyway

[@firebreathercat133]

Steven Watson You probably still need maths in your everyday life still. Maybe not high school maths though. I'll give you that one.

[@justinrush7463]

Average mom: "You need to go to college and get a degree to be successful in life!" Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, and many many other geniuses: "Wow! Everything you said in that sentence was completely wrong!"

[@bashg8556]

Videogames taught me more than school has

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yup! I learned tons of historical facts, philosophical concepts, and lots of new vocabulary by playing RPGs when I was younger. Stuff that I never got in school!

[@josukehigashikata1494]

School nerds: I know how to solve math problems but I have crippling depression that I can’t deal with

[@isaywhy63]

I learnt like 80 percent of my english came from the enternet and all that school taught me is just synonyms lmao

[@mc-ate-bit3814]

Me: *Does something actually want to do* School: wait that's illegal Me: *Bored from School* School: Must be those Video games *Me knowing that it's actually because it's boring to learn and useless*

[@nicholaschew3260]

Same XD

[@Clevoliver]

Student: I'm really not good at ( insert certain elective ) School: well, maybe you're not cut out for it Also school when a student is failing a subject: you dumb little-

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yup

[@HadiJama]

At this point school is daycare for parents that have jobs so kids don’t stay at home all the time and actually learn things

[@inspiration_5877]

I sometimes think that I could maybe just not pay attention in class-like they can’t physically enforce me on learning, right? Oh wait, I’ve always been straight A’s meaning that I always have to think. Well shit. Most of school after 6th grade is just spread out so we don’t throw rocks at cars and cause chaos while in rebellious teenage years. I’m seriously thinking about trying to debate my school system, as well as proposing a more universal and adaptive learning method. Everything in the current US Schooling System is monotonous, stressful, and low quality. Hell, I’d probably be denied any remorse or given any access to voice my opinion against my school system because they hate freedom of speech. I couldn’t voice my opinion for more than 3 minutes probably without some teachers shutting me down or potentially facing suspension. So yeah, school sucks balls. But I’m probably biased because I went to a Montessori School when I was little... School is bullshit and monotonous filled with teachers that have no worth other than to recite information that they are paid to say. It’s quite sad.

[@vitalnutrients744]

Go ahead, but find a extracurricular activity, or if you are even luckier, a elective, meaning a class you PICKED in school, that you love. An example is me learning programming and computer aided design through Technical Design class. I also have karate after school and gym so I don't like every class but I find something to pour my heart out. You don't have to be perfect at EVERYTHING, only at what you love. There is a reason we have many jobs, not one. Try out classes, read books, explore, and eventually you will find the career that you are suited for the best. Learning does not stop when you leave school, it continues until you die. Thank you for reading. I hope you can change an elective to your favorite class, find a extracurricular class you love, or just watch youtube videos and learn, or maybe learn from books. Goodbye.

[@amoron4203]

Here in Norway we have to learn a version of the language that nobody uses. And that grade you get is just as important as what you get in maths. Like wtf.I am going to study stuff that has to do with economics not a language 0.1% of the population uses.

[@RyanCapoferri]

Really makes you wonder who comes up with that sort of thing, huh? Not sure why anyone would think that's a good idea : |

[@jygde39]

Wait do you mean a different language or bokmål or nynorsk?

[@hilter5036]

My country has many regional languages. Mostly everyone I know doesn't understand our "national language" but school still forces us to learn it. And about half of our subjects uses the national language.

[@strangeguy4577]

This channel is soooo underrated.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Strange Guy I agree with this strange guy!

[@gabethebabe3337]

We need to talk about more important topics in school. We need to teach our children things that truly matter. Pineapple on pizza is an absolute crime and shouldn't be tolerated. To think some parents condone this kind of behavior is just horrifying. I hope my children will grow up knowing the difference between good and bad pizza with my guidance.

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Pizza-Man Amen! Pizza education for everyone! Might be a better use of tax money than the current topics

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Max Gamer uh oh, you're gonna get Pizza-Man started again!

[@xenomorphoverlord]

DarkCartoon The only time a pineapple on pizza is accepted is if you're using it as a shield against your enemy

[@Niberi702]

When i was in 7th grade we were learning about how to find the area of a circle. I was always wjndering what would we do with this info

[@MarioFantasy]

Since my parents treat me so harshly and I’m also “the smart kid”, I treat myself extremely harshly. Like I will force myself to do all homework at school in 1 day and hit myself when I couldn’t study. If I don’t get a good grade I might cry. In addition of constant bullying, I think I’m in depression. School sucks and it needs to be fixed.

[@stacyalpine6974]

I dropped out and learned Japanese for two years and did 6 CLEP tests... then told the college I was homeschooled. I was so stress-free, I can't even tell you how relaxed I was that I took control of what I wanted to learn.

[@farzu_1]

Students:School doesnt teach anything useful Me:School taught me how to hold my fart for 7 hours straight

[@enriquediaz6765]

Something I really don't like about school is that, I can't socialize as much as I want to.

[@IrishmanGFS]

I understand the whole dates and people things in history. But you just can't abandon history altogether. "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it"

[@lylahtorres8767]

School stands for: Six Cruel Hours Of Our Life (It's true.)

[@dumbdoor2958]

The F in school means fun

[@teachandfunnstuff3127]

My parents: No no! Everything you learn at school you will use in your life! Thats quite funny because they don't use advanced math yet they are saying we we will use it.

[@armytbchaine6515]

Well the one in engineering, scientific and economic field will use it. Did you really think that the modern world you knwo today wasn't built arount mathematical laws ?

[@RyanCapoferri]

What pointless things have you learned in school?

[@kelvin4954]

CapOhTV Geometry

[@RyanCapoferri]

+PuertoDomin Yes! Especially the way it's taught in school where it's just a series of shapes and rules to memorize. Geometry is an excellent example of symbolic logic and is very useful to teach critical thinking. But nope, more rote memorization for you!

[@Useless-Bread]

I needed to learn how to develope a city in social studies

[@RyanCapoferri]

+Maniac Lovac I bet that was no where near as fun as playing SimCity for a couple hours to learn the same concepts!

[@nak-crow]

Math, poetry, history, chemistry, geography, Physic that a few I can name.

[@s3zy112]

Me: I want a D1 scholarship School: Oh yeah? Well 8(4x^+67) = 5y(5x+4)

[@maxwell_brooks]

That's why I like digital marketing. I learn stuff as I need it. In reality we should mesure, learn and build. In school we only learn from old text books mostly... There's very little implementation of real data or info. And most students just don't give a dam about classes, either Messing with their phones or not attending.

[@marinsoljan9983]

I watch videos like this cuz it makes me feel better, not because I'm gonna change anything...

[@RyanCapoferri]

Yeah... Just know there are tons of people out there with the same low opinion of how the school system generally works. Do your best to get through it while making your own plans for your own future.

[@marinsoljan9983]

@@RyanCapoferri Thank you for the kind words, sir. Have a good day.

[@Compulsor]

this is the only teacher I’d listen to

[@RyanCapoferri]

Same

[@mermaidcharlise4908]

@@RyanCapoferri you are a very smart man Ryan!!!😘

[@ihavelemonade5640]

,,yOu WoN't AlWaYs HaVe CaLcUlAtOr In YoUr PoCkeT!" - Crappy lying math teachers

[@scalyfoot8142]

iphon

[@muhammadabdullah7102]

H,O,M,E,W,O,R,K: Half of my energy wasted on random knowledge

[@chrisp...chicken1038]

I know why plants are green but not how to buy a house... Thanks school.

[@09-lahoaian65]

So the people that cheat in in class are smart, they don’t waste their time learning useless information

[@tylercraig458]

Me to my science teacher Why are we learning about rocks My teacher Well you might be a geologist Me Well I’m not

[@wear3163]

I already ask my parents that I don't need school for my dream job but they don't listen. they keep saying that school is the only way. people from the past are hypnotized by the school.

[@Ch9-7708]

Same man life is tough I learned nothing at all. I just learn by myself in 1/50th of the time, seriously!

[@Mengzhen-c5o]

My school teaches most useless shit. And my teachers all talk like Eminem.

[@RyanCapoferri]

They talk like Eminem the rapper? I'm curious... What does that mean?

[@Dan-tess0]

Well wellcome tp school a place where you are FORCED to learn something that you dont need

[@RyanCapoferri]

Learn it or we're removing your eyelids!

[@Salty_Suds]

School think that later in life when we are driving we see a speed limit that goes Speed limit 50×50/10

[@kavverist]

Me: hates school Also me: High grades Me: almost everything i learned was in youtube Building, designing, editing, creating, playing etc. Also me: I mean, why are the teachers giving us useless lessons, hard projects etc me: I wanna quit school and learn everything on youtube but my parents don't like it F.

[@firebow2810]

Classes are also way too full to concentrate. Last year they made a mistake with the paper's and we ended up having thirty kids. All theatre kids, that is. And I think you might know how loud and annoying they are. We have officially been branded as the loudest class in the school. I just can't concentrate!