history class is pointless...

razor851 · 2005-03-01, 07:14 PM

history class (in high school) is so totally pointless. i have to study the history of Europe this year, a place i will very unlikely visit. my complaint is not necessarily that i will not visit Europe, but moreso that we only study the when and the where, not the why or the how. whats the use of this?

well, i was curious as to what you fine ps nerds here thought about the matter.

i mean , is history class really as pointless as i think it to be, or am i putting my foot in my mouth?

Baneblade · 2005-03-01, 07:33 PM

I love history. Not the datebook history, but the real stories.

Derfud · 2005-03-01, 07:41 PM

I love history.

The key to understanding the future, is understanding the past.

firecrackerNC · 2005-03-01, 07:43 PM

^ I love History. Only class I can sleep, not do the work, take a big test and ace it and pass the class with C C and an A on final. Its soo easy and once I learn something in it I never forget it, least not importent stuff. History and gym are my fav. subjects and thats not a combo you find often.

Derfud · 2005-03-01, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by firecrackerNC

least not importent stuff.

You should look into liking English class.

firecrackerNC · 2005-03-01, 08:17 PM

Actually I failed english 9a 10B and now 11B. Im doing a correspondence course for 9 and 10 but 11 i gotta take next year.

Derfud · 2005-03-01, 08:37 PM

I'm astonished, really.

firecrackerNC · 2005-03-01, 08:41 PM

Sorry but I dont see a point to type all perfect and all, as long as its readable and not too bad it should be fine. And anyway english 11b is bs, expects us to write a 10 page paper on the catcher in the rye.

Baneblade · 2005-03-01, 08:45 PM

I never liked English either...the girls in French class were MUCH cuter.

firecrackerNC · 2005-03-01, 08:49 PM

LOL Yeah same here, besides the fact I don't want to sit through a french class I really should, alot of hot girls in it heh.

Ivan · 2005-03-02, 01:05 AM

I like history. Like others have said, not just dates and stupid crap. I really like the history of Rome, Germanic tribes, and vikings ect. I also like, this might sound kind of odd and weird, but I like the learn the meaning and beginning of words and phrases we use today.

Like why do some people call me as crazy as a mad hatter? Before people knew mercury was poisonous, they used to use it to clean hats. So the people that worked with the mercury cleaning the hats went crazy after a while.

Or why do some people say someone like to be in the lime light? Back before there were jiggawat spot lights there small little bowl like things on the stage that had if I remember correctly powder lime in it and the bowl thing had like a mirror type thing that would reflect the light when the powder was lit.

MattxMosh · 2005-03-02, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Ivan

Like why do some people call me as crazy as a mad hatter? Before people knew mercury was poisonous, they used to use it to clean hats. So the people that worked with the mercury cleaning the hats went crazy after a while.

Or why do some people say someone like to be in the lime light? Back before there were jiggawat spot lights there small little bowl like things on the stage that had if I remember correctly powder lime in it and the bowl thing had like a mirror type thing that would reflect the light when the powder was lit.

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