25 Things You Learned in School That Aren’t Actually True

6.

That things you do bad in school go on your “permanent record.”

7.

That you will fail high school if you don’t learn to write in cursive.

8.

Washington and that damn cherry tree.

9.

In high school my teachers would preach that in college, a professor would never accept any assignment that was turned in a nanosecond after the due date. Experience has taught me that some professors are very understanding of their student’s workloads and schedules, and will work with you and give extensions, accept late work, etc.

10.

That brains do not generate new neurons after birth.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.