30 Lessons From School That People Think Are Completely Useless In Life

We’ve all struggled in school at some point, and we won’t deny that there have been plenty of moments when we branded something as “useless” just because we found it hard or not of interest. 

A lot of the time, as our childish minds began to mature and we discovered more of what life has to offer, we were proven wrong with that assumption. Other times, however, we were proven entirely right. 

See, school is supposed to teach us most of the things we should know, like a foundation for us to create good lives for ourselves and contribute to society, hopefully making the world a better place, right? However, that’s not always the case. 

In fact, there are some lessons that simply wasted hours and hours of our valuable student time. Some are even better left unlearned.

When Reddit user u/highnrgy asked the wonderful people on Reddit what the most useless thing they were taught in school was, they delivered with over 17,700 responses. Down below, you’ll find some of the best ones, and let us tell you, it’s difficult not to find them absolutely relatable.

1. It was basically just a free period with a bit of sweating here and there

evilcaribou

2. So useless indeed

SnooHesitations3687

3. This is how you scare kids away from books that might actually do them good in the future

RedDawnRose

4. They leave us to sometimes wonder what honest hard work really achieves

Paratrooperkid

5. That's why a lot of people don't really learn; they just memorize answers.

Ragtimedude77

6. Ignore and forget really isn't the motto of the real world, honey

SilentZ0ne

7. If they talked to us about history like they talked about gossip with their friends, we'd probably learn from it and appreciate it a lot more

notagoodboye

8. They set us up for the "OT Thank You" culture

SweaterZach

9. Maybe they didn't want anyone coming from their school to be bad at dancing

ZappaLlamaGamma

10. They might have crossed off the word 'education' while working on that

Ghostspider1989

11. Time better spent actually learning helpful stuff

HomelessCosmonaut

12. They probably didn't want us to have an easy school life

Wahots

13. Yes, we won't, because who in the world would carry a calculator in their pocket when you have so much else to carry?

gaylurking

14. We just honestly care if the food tastes good to us or not

Ravensqueak

15. They probably just do it to make themselves look cultured

Ferum_Mafia

16. Seriously, just go and take a piss without making much of a scene, and you're good

dumbinternetstuff

17. Some people don't even know the difference between Asia and the U.S.

LJRGUserName

18. Useless and a lie

High_5

19. As if Shakespeare is the only great playwright in history

Generallybadadvice

20. The supposed lesson isn't always taught upfront, unfortunately

hizzoze

21. Sure, learning about budgeting is nice and all, but why a wedding of all things?

myheartisstillracing

22. Giving numbers to unpleasant behavior won't really fix it

aca901

23. That is actually a pretty cool skill to have, but still

smango19

24. He was forcing his bird love on you, which is not teaching at all

aintnufincleverhere

25. Isn't that a bit of brainwashing right there?

whatsurgentsays

26. This is how you cultivate ignorance

MagentaPyskie

27. Does that make up for the fact that most of those students would have probably forgotten what it means?

ApprehensiveAd8770

28. Why do they allow these kinds of teachings?

FixFalcon

29. Nobody cares if it's five paragraphs or one, as long as you get your point across well and clearly

InfiniteChanges

30. Maybe they weren't familiar with the words "obsolete" or "modern"

MyWaterDishIsEmpty

We're grateful for the things we learned in school that have definitely helped us out a lot in order not to look and feel like total idiots in our adult lives. But if we're being honest, there are probably so many hours we've wasted on lessons we never really needed at all. Do you have any lessons you wish you didn’t even touch at all?