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2025-04-05 -Great Cultural Revolution

Take A Moment And Consider-8th Grade Public School Exam From 1912

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-04-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
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#1 In a 5-4 emergency ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to freeze $65 million in teacher training grants.

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#2 Supreme Court Shuts Down Activist Judge, Lets Trump Cut $250 Million In DEI Training For Teachers

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#3 I'd have been kept after school until 2012.

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#4 Geography - 8: would trip up a lot of people today, getting the answer the test expects.

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#5 History - 5: Can clusterfuck be an answer?

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#6 Makes sense as most people were still farmers in that day and age and most kids didn't finish school past the 8th grade as they needed to work the farms. So this was the final exam.

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#7 My father was born in 1905 and never went beyond Grade 8 but was still very successful as an electrician. He specialized in electric motors and electric switchgear. His general knowledge level was incredible and was only exceeded by his knowledge of world history. He would be horrified at today's teaching.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2025-04-05 21:09|| 2025-04-05 21:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Had to look this one up.

Kalsomine
A thin whitewash composed primarily of Paris white and water. It was sometimes used instead of the more expensive paint to cover walls and fences, and was said to prevent mites when painted on the inside of chicken houses.

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#9 Whitewash, like in Tom Sawyer. (confirm?)

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