# best subject

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 26, 1999, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401 "1999-09-26T20:39:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 1999, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401/1 "1999-09-26T20:39:00Z")

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What was your best and worst subject in school? My best was algebra!I got A’s.My worst was french(all d’s).Neither of them are any use in my life today.But if I go to France to be a teacher,merde! 😉

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 1999, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401/2 "1999-09-26T20:48:00Z")

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Drama, AP Portfolio Art, and English (all classes) were always easy As for me.

Algebra was a struggle, mainly because I hated it so I never did my homework. Geometry was easy though.

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 1999, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401/3 "1999-09-26T23:01:00Z")

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Best: Chemistry, History, Biology

Worst: Physics, Calculus

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 1999, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-subject/8401/4 "1999-09-26T23:05:00Z")

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Best: all languages. In my case this meant Dutch, English, French and German.

Worst: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics.

O, and Art/Shop Class 😉 (“PLEASE don’t touch that expensive and moreover DANGEROUS equipment Coldfire !!”)

Coldfire

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