▲ 1608 ▼ Trust your training (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 11 points 2 years ago (7 children) Mitochondria are cool and important. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago* (4 children) But I'd like to have learned actual practical information as well. Not once has mitochondria come up other than as a meme, but knowing how local and national government works might have been more useful. If it wasn't on the state standardized test, it wasn't taught at my schools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Compound interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Finances are taught poorly everywhere tbf. I was lucky with my precalculus teacher being a huge finance nerd, she spent at least 3 separate full class sessions going over credit cards and loans completely unrelated to our content at the time permalink fedilink source parent [–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Understanding the building blocks of life is very important. This is the foundation of how your body processes energy. If you want to lose weight, for example, you should understand respiration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Reread my comment, I ALSO wanted to learn info more useful to every day life. I never said instead of. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ScrooLewse@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Hard agree, they are the powerhouse of the cell after all. But also teaching kids how to do things like cook, handle money, and participate in their local government would be more universally applicable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago Those are taught in home ec and social science class. How are they supposed to teach you about local government in biology? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago* (4 children) But I'd like to have learned actual practical information as well. Not once has mitochondria come up other than as a meme, but knowing how local and national government works might have been more useful. If it wasn't on the state standardized test, it wasn't taught at my schools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Compound interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Finances are taught poorly everywhere tbf. I was lucky with my precalculus teacher being a huge finance nerd, she spent at least 3 separate full class sessions going over credit cards and loans completely unrelated to our content at the time permalink fedilink source parent [–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Understanding the building blocks of life is very important. This is the foundation of how your body processes energy. If you want to lose weight, for example, you should understand respiration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Reread my comment, I ALSO wanted to learn info more useful to every day life. I never said instead of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Compound interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Finances are taught poorly everywhere tbf. I was lucky with my precalculus teacher being a huge finance nerd, she spent at least 3 separate full class sessions going over credit cards and loans completely unrelated to our content at the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Finances are taught poorly everywhere tbf. I was lucky with my precalculus teacher being a huge finance nerd, she spent at least 3 separate full class sessions going over credit cards and loans completely unrelated to our content at the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Understanding the building blocks of life is very important. This is the foundation of how your body processes energy. If you want to lose weight, for example, you should understand respiration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Reread my comment, I ALSO wanted to learn info more useful to every day life. I never said instead of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Reread my comment, I ALSO wanted to learn info more useful to every day life. I never said instead of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ScrooLewse@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Hard agree, they are the powerhouse of the cell after all. But also teaching kids how to do things like cook, handle money, and participate in their local government would be more universally applicable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago Those are taught in home ec and social science class. How are they supposed to teach you about local government in biology? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago Those are taught in home ec and social science class. How are they supposed to teach you about local government in biology? permalink fedilink source parent
