I was taught in second grade that the earth was flat at the poles. Second grade to Fifth grade i believed that we lived near the poles, because i couldn't see the ground curving.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that telephone poles grew out of the ground.— Jennifer (the blonde)
- A[n] nth grade teacher only had to finish the nth grade when he or she was in school.— MD Caruso
- I used to believe a mile was the distance between telephone poles.— Allegra
- In first grade I believed that I was from Mexico because I could count to ten in Spanish.— Lara Roy
- Up until I was in 3rd grade I believed my bathing cap is what kept me afloat in the swimming pool! Anon
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen