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Something you learned in High School

Definitely the typing class I took as a Sophomore.
As I retired IT guy, I typed constantly.
 
How to properly install and run the wing t offense. Could install the offense tomorrow for a high school freshman team without a refresher 25 years later.

Not sure I learned a ton of other stuff.
 
It’s a big PITA going to the same high school where your dad teaches. Who would guess that teachers talk to each other 😱!
 
I learned a lot of good stuff in high school. I use math every single day. I really started that journey in high school. Geometry was where I found I loved math. Probability sealed the deal.
 
We had a really strict/tough coach come into our small town. Most people complained about him but he helped me realize that discipline and hard work pay off. He was the best coach I played for. I have carried this mindset throughout my life. Oh and I also learned that women will rip up your heart.
 
Not to be flippant, but not a damn thing really.
 
How to fry eggs over easy in 9th grade HomeEc. Still do them the same way 🍳
 
I took every business class the school offered- accounting, intro to law, business ed etc
The one course that has helped the most- an excel course that went over basic/mid tier formulas
 
Geometry and some algebra.
 
I actually attended two high schools. My 10th grade year was at Interlochen Arts Academy, a private boarding school for the Fine Arts. I learned so much about music in general, and so much that made me a much better trumpet player. I only wish I could have stayed there, but it was way too expensive, and I didn’t apply myself enough.

so it was back to my town’s public high school. Most useful in later life was the typing class I took. Served me well in the computer business for 35 years or so.
 
Not to get political, but I took a Politics and Media class that basically taught me to sift through the BS and slant that the media puts on politics and news in general. I took a second class in college around the same sort of stuff. Surprisingly I use it more than I ever thought I would in today's world.
 
Typing class as well. That has served me well in my current job.
 
I learned that I don't grasp complex numbers and formulas and theory. Ok, that's another way to say I don't do math well. Good thing calculators and computers do.:ROFLMAO:
 
checkered said:
I took band...still play music :D
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Same here, I was originally going to say Algebra. Never thought I'd use it as much as I do on a daily basis in the Civil Engineering world now.
 
How to fake the hand-off to the full back and follow him into the 2 hole then cut to the outside to pick ups the first down.....Lots of useful things.

Also that if i just listened and pay'd attention in class, i could pass any test without studying very much at all.
 
MarMill said:
What is something you learned in high school that you still use today. I took a typing class in high school and it has served me well all these years later.
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Me too. Made it a lot easier typing papers in college and grad school, instead of hunting and pecking, lol.
 
Scott F said:
This may not be the answer you were looking for but it’s not what I learned in high school, but what I didn’t learn. In high school, I found I could get good grades without doing my homework. I never did learn good study habits. When I got to college, I found my lack of studying kept me from succeeding there. Without college I wasn’t going to become an engineer. That led to my becoming a service tech where i worked for 36 years. If I’d have studied more in high school, I believe I could’ve done well in college and would have a different, ( not necessarily better) life today.
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This is exactly what happened to me. Spent too much time thinking about girls and partying and thinking I was going to the MLB. All I had to do was just put in a little bit of effort and I could be working somewhere other than this dealership that I’m at. Could be doing something interesting like engineering like both of my younger brothers.
 
GolferGal said:
Spanish, took it all through high school and I have retained 90% of it.
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I'm the opposite here. I took two years and only learned 10% of it. I've probably forgotten 90% of that though.:ROFLMAO:
 
Raiderboost said:
I'm the opposite here. I took two years and only learned 10% of it. I've probably forgotten 90% of that though.:ROFLMAO:
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It helped that my freshman year of college I didn't live in the dorms, I lived in an apartment off campus and two of my roommates, and my next door neighbors, were from Puerto Rico and they helped me a lot with conversational Spanish. They spoke English perfectly, but they would talk in Spanish a lot, and specifically would ask me questions in Spanish so that I could learn.
 
Typing was Jr. High - still use it a ton.

AutoCAD and hand drafting in high school led to my career in engineering, along with a bunch of the math.

Writing skills matter too...
 
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