I used to believe that the distance of a "block" was how many streets you passed by. My teacher was really confused when I told her I walked twelve blocks to school.
A childhood belief about excursions

others believed things like this
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon
- I used to think that my teacher lived at school until she came to school late one day. I was shocked!— Wow, you have a life?!
- I used to think my elementary school gym teacher's name was "Jim Class".— Brandon Campbell
- I used to believe a mile was the distance between telephone poles.— Allegra
- Airplanes got places faster because it was actually a shorter distance up there.Anon
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey