Weird History: False School Lessons

Facebook commenter.Donna Wyn Hathaway B:

Pluto is a planet.

Facebook commenter.Katherine M:

It is a dwarf planet. There are a few others.

Facebook commenter.David A:

It was. Once.

Facebook commenter.Robin B:

Everyone focuses on Columbus! One person! I still believe Pluto is not a planet!!!

Facebook commenter.John Williams L:

Napoleon was short. He stood 5.6 feet, which was average for his time.

Facebook commenter.Brent M:

Thanksgiving was a peaceful dinner showing gratitude.

Facebook commenter.Daniel P:

Thanksgiving and George Washington’s wooden teeth occurred.

Facebook commenter.Martha Knight C:

We would not have calculators everywhere we went! Lol

Facebook commenter.Eric K:

That is a good point. I always thought it was nonsense even in fourth grade after a teacher told me.img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf1/2/16/1f923.png" alt="🤣">.

Facebook commenter.Kacie P:

True. My calculator travels with me. I do not do math.

Facebook commenter.Heather L B:

Jokes. Now we walk around with a whole computer in our pockets.

Facebook commenter.Kari M:

Columbus discovered America. George Washington had wooden teeth. Everything about Thanksgiving.

Facebook commenter.Lisa Otto V:

George Washington had wooden dentures.

Facebook commenter.Howard H:

Christopher Columbus explored and discovered America.

Facebook commenter.Eddi Lynn W:

Christopher Columbus discovered America. It remains baffling and wrong that a parade honors him yearly in New York.

Facebook commenter.Brandi H:

Evidence shows Vikings were here 400-500 years before Columbus. I have a textbook stating this; I homeschool.

Facebook commenter.Susan H:

We learned the Englishman Captain Cook discovered Australia in 1770, but it was proven a Dutchman, Janszoon, who found it in 1606.

Facebook commenter.Kerrie H:

Captain Cook discovered Australia, and everyone lived happily ever after. This is the biggest lie in Australian history.

Facebook commenter.Michael W:

I needed a diploma to earn money.

Facebook commenter.Liz S:

Or a degree.

Facebook commenter.Sheri Lynn L-W:

I did not learn what I was taught, but what I did not learn. I knew nothing about the Tulsa Massacre and I live in Oklahoma.

Facebook commenter.Pam P:

I grew up in NE Oklahoma and attended TU. College exposed me to much less than I expected.

Facebook commenter.Katie G:

The Civil War’s main conflict centered on states' rights. It was fought over one right: the right to own slaves. Calling it ‘rights’ implies the conflict was about allowing Black and brown people to own property, which is a stretch. I grew up in the South and learned what was taught wrong to me.

Facebook commenter.Barbara P:

I grew up in New England, but my kids lived in Virginia. I was shocked how the Civil War was taught in Southern schools.

A Facebook commenter wrote this.Craig S.

I used to think schoolteachers were smart adults. Now, I see they are mostly grown children with simple views. That is an overgeneralization. A few teachers I truly admired and respected exist—mostly gray-haired. As a group, I respect their patience and tolerance. Those who can teach, those who cannot teach. I respect teachers who have major, meaningful achievements and choose to share their knowledge. Shame on those who push childish wants.

A Facebook commenter wrote this.Madeline S:

Native Americans 'agreed to move' off their land onto reservations. I cannot believe we were told that simple version. I am glad I had history teachers who taught history as it truly was: tragic and vicious.