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[Golden Thread] What's the most useful thing you learnt at school?

You cannot just sit back and hope for the best all the time- hard work pays off.

Also that children are awful little creatures :s-smilie:

Reply 41

cactus11235813

21

Original post by Noodlzzz

He also probably failed his GCSEs too, let that be a lesson to us all! :cool:

I'm that student - I was swinging on my chair, and it was quite precarious. Fortunately, I didn't fall backwards. I fell forwards and my chin crashed into the table and it was a mess and I had to be rushed to hospital and I still have a scar from that (which is visible from a certain angle).

However, I got 11 9s in my GCSEs, 2 A*s and an A (no A*s available) in Add Maths FSMQ, so my life hasn't been ruined too much.

I also have a scar on my finger from a dissection in Biology - a scalpel went almost half of the way through. It took over a month to heal and about a week to fully stop bleeding? It was not fun.

So probably:
Chairs are dangerous and it's better to just stand. Don't swing on them unless you're sure that you won't fall.

And be careful with sharp objects, keep scalpels away from your fingers, and only cut in straight lines! Don't attempt to cut in a curve, especially if you're holding the specimen yourself.

Reply 42

Kallisto

Entertainment Forum Helper

22

Two important things: firstly that the grades are just rated my performances in school, but not my personality and secondly that I should never lose my curiosity the day after leaving the school.

These things gave me the self-confidence for my own life.

Reply 43

Rosina Young

3

Let us be the judge of that, unless you're big headed.

Reply 44

username1339858_

16

Original post by PetitePanda

I should not sleep in class

Reply 45

queenzoficezzzz

7

Another useful thing I learnt at school was numeracy.

Reply 46

queenzoficezzzz

7

Another useful thing I learnt in school is how to tell the time

Reply 47

dasda

15

Some teachers are crappy and that to succeed, you have to learn by yourself.

Reply 48

Dublin Boii

5

There's nothing you can learn at school that you can't already find on the internet.

Reply 49

Noodlzzz

21

Original post by Dublin Boii

There's nothing you can learn at school that you can't already find on the internet.

social skills?

Reply 50

itscourtchicks

14

Socially:
To be nice to everyone, to talk and communicate with everyone. Because you never know what someone is going through. And ain’t no one got time for stereotypical cliques and exclusion.
But to always remain observational at all times.
I also learnt a lot more about power dynamics and abuse of authority.
No one really cares about you, everyone is for themselves, so you have to stick up for yourself and take responsibility for yourself and your actions.

Physically:
Eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is not a good idea.
Always keep an eye on your treadmill to avoid any meddling.

Academically:
Low-fi beats/ classical music is the best for studying. Even better than silence imo.

Some other tips:
Never microwave eggs or metal.
There’s a reason girls live longer than boys.
There’s a lot more to some teachers than you think...
Layer toilet roll at the bottom if you need to go number 2 in public bathrooms.

And most importantly there’s a lot more to life than grades and studying. Something I learnt far too late.

Reply 51

Dublin Boii

5

Original post by Noodlzzz

social skills?

You can learn social skills online, there are certain websites where people learn to bond, though obviously not in person.

Reply 52

ymca_m

20

How did school teach you that 🧐
Did all the noncey teachers hit on you 😵

Reply 53

Noodlzzz

21

Original post by Dublin Boii

You can learn social skills online, there are certain websites where people learn to bond, though obviously not in person.

As a psychologist, I hate to say that non face-to-face contact doesn't really count as socialising and learning/practicing social skills.

Reply 54

Dublin Boii

5

Original post by Noodlzzz

As a psychologist, I hate to say that non face-to-face contact doesn't really count as socialising and learning/practicing social skills.

But one wouldn't necessarily need school to learn social skills, they can be learnt elsewhere. All I'm saying is, most of what the teachers teach can already be taught from the internet, such as English, Maths, History, etc., etc.

Reply 55

JT_888

20

1. Grades DO NOT define who you are.
2. My secondary and 6th form (I stayed at the same school) really cared about our wellbeing and I'm grateful for the support I've received during my time there.
3. Don't leave deadlines to the very last minute, especially essays!
-> Reminds me of that politics summative essay which I didn't get a good mark in but at least I didn't fail. Otherwise, all the essays I did were of a mid to high 2:1.

Reply 56

username1339858_

16

This might seem weird but all the useful things I learnt was in Primary school or before, e.g. how to read and write, basic mathematics, science which can actually be applied in day to day life etc and much more, and whatever I learnt in secondary besides what field I went down, was not much really.
Never learnt skills such as taxes or the important stuff like that.

Reply 57

Other_Owl

22

Be vocal as keeping quiet as teachers will assume you are doing fine. State secondary schools don't give a dam about you if your getting crap grades at GCSE mocks. Don't say stupid things to yourself it will backfire and finally chose your friends wisely.

Reply 58

xoxAngel_Kxox

21

The main thing I learned was that almost everything you care about in Y11 won't matter to you in a couple of years. Your GCSEs will barely matter (apart from having English and maths), the friends you try so hard to impress almost certainly won't stay in touch past college - and even then only if you go to the same one - and every worry you have about your body, your family, what people think of you .. none of it matters!

I used to wish I was thinner, cleverer, more popular, happier .. but as soon as you walk out of those school gates after your GCSEs, none of it matters anymore. You make different friends as you move into different circles, and you're friends because you have things in common, not just because you happen to walk through the same gates every morning. You grow up and realise that people are who they are because of what they're like inside, not because of their grades, what they look like, or how many friends they've got, or how many people come to their parties.

I was incredibly lucky to have stayed in touch with five friends from my high school years, we still go out together now and we're almost 30. BUT they weren't my best friends at the time. The two girls I was best friends with barely spoke to me after we left, and I came to realise that it was their friendship that was making me put so much pressure on myself! The friends I'd kept were the friends I should have focussed on all along, but high school makes you blind to see what's right in front of you sometimes.

So if anyone's reading this and is struggling with school, or thinking they're not good enough, please just remember that very soon it won't matter at all. You'll go out into the world and make some real friends, and find your path in life.

Reply 59

username1339858_

16

Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox

The main thing I learned was that almost everything you care about in Y11 won't matter to you in a couple of years. Your GCSEs will barely matter (apart from having English and maths), the friends you try so hard to impress almost certainly won't stay in touch past college - and even then only if you go to the same one - and every worry you have about your body, your family, what people think of you .. none of it matters!

I used to wish I was thinner, cleverer, more popular, happier .. but as soon as you walk out of those school gates after your GCSEs, none of it matters anymore. You make different friends as you move into different circles, and you're friends because you have things in common, not just because you happen to walk through the same gates every morning. You grow up and realise that people are who they are because of what they're like inside, not because of their grades, what they look like, or how many friends they've got, or how many people come to their parties.

I was incredibly lucky to have stayed in touch with five friends from my high school years, we still go out together now and we're almost 30. BUT they weren't my best friends at the time. The two girls I was best friends with barely spoke to me after we left, and I came to realise that it was their friendship that was making me put so much pressure on myself! The friends I'd kept were the friends I should have focussed on all along, but high school makes you blind to see what's right in front of you sometimes.

So if anyone's reading this and is struggling with school, or thinking they're not good enough, please just remember that very soon it won't matter at all. You'll go out into the world and make some real friends, and find your path in life.

I agree with this, the things that seemed so important then are not years later. Wish I had known that at the time though, wasted so much energy, time and thoughta on things I could have used doing other things :lol:

The things we realise in hindsight

[Golden Thread] What's the most useful thing you learnt at school?

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