New Posts For Thread: What was the most pointless subject you studied at school?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-schoolFrench, German and Chemistry, for me. What a waste of time those were. None of them ever did me any good and a total waste of time. Spanish is the most popular language at my Alma Mater, I should have studied that as I lived there for 15 years! I likI was politely asked if I might like to drop out of French, I was useless at it, hated it, and was so happy that I didn't have to struggle with it. Over life I have managed to learn sufficient French to get by, which is that I can now order two beershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557396311#557396311I was politely asked if I might like to drop out of French, I was useless at it, hated it, and was so happy that I didn't have to struggle with it. Over life I have managed to learn sufficient French to get by, which is that I can now order two beersWed, 19 Jun 2019 02:47:19 -0500I opted for cookery instead of metal work, (fit teacher and and an hour a week with the girls) ...$hite at egg n chips but do a wicked Victoria sponge,....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557396227#557396227I opted for cookery instead of metal work, (fit teacher and and an hour a week with the girls) ...$hite at egg n chips but do a wicked Victoria sponge,....Wed, 19 Jun 2019 02:19:28 -0500Music, although it could hardly have been called studying. We had one lesson a week and I don't think that I learned a single thing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557396183#557396183Music, although it could hardly have been called studying. We had one lesson a week and I don't think that I learned a single thing.Wed, 19 Jun 2019 02:07:29 -0500GA Dickinson (or "Gad") - the 1970s maths teacher I mentioned above - was exactly that. He would read out the long list of names of boys from Slough Grammar who had lost their lives in the 1939-45 conflict, and every year he would finish in tears. Hehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557395699#557395699GA Dickinson (or "Gad") - the 1970s maths teacher I mentioned above - was exactly that. He would read out the long list of names of boys from Slough Grammar who had lost their lives in the 1939-45 conflict, and every year he would finish in tears. HeTue, 18 Jun 2019 19:54:37 -0500do, not didhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557395475#557395475do, not didTue, 18 Jun 2019 17:21:54 -0500Around 1970 a lot of teachers were WWII veterans with mental problems and some had sadistic tendencies. Used to give you a right good tanking if you misbehaved. One teacher, used to belt the living daylights out of us just for fun. He used to get anghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557395471#557395471Around 1970 a lot of teachers were WWII veterans with mental problems and some had sadistic tendencies. Used to give you a right good tanking if you misbehaved. One teacher, used to belt the living daylights out of us just for fun. He used to get angTue, 18 Jun 2019 17:21:09 -0500no swimming lessons at my schoolhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557395437#557395437no swimming lessons at my schoolTue, 18 Jun 2019 17:12:34 -0500I forgot my swimming trunks and got three of the best...The Strap as we called it in Paisley.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557395017#557395017I forgot my swimming trunks and got three of the best...The Strap as we called it in Paisley.Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:53:04 -0500Around 1970 a lot of teachers were WWII veterans with mental problems and some had sadistic tendencies. Used to give you a right good tanking if you misbehaved. One teacher, used to belt the living daylights out of us just for fun. He used to get anghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557394859#557394859Around 1970 a lot of teachers were WWII veterans with mental problems and some had sadistic tendencies. Used to give you a right good tanking if you misbehaved. One teacher, used to belt the living daylights out of us just for fun. He used to get angTue, 18 Jun 2019 15:34:14 -0500RME (relgious and moral education)ArtMusic3 absolute wastes of timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31537081/what-was-the-most-pointless-subject-you-studied-at-school?post_id=557394743#557394743RME (relgious and moral education)ArtMusic3 absolute wastes of timeTue, 18 Jun 2019 15:17:49 -0500