Biggest Lies We Were Taught In School

Top 10 Misconceptions, theories and facts written in your textbooks that were most likely to be inaccurate or false.
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We have a lot of trust into the educational system to teach us and our children the most accurate information as possible. But, as we know that the educational system is still a developing machine, some of the facts that we learned in school have been discovered to not exactly be true. It’s hard to comprehend that our teachers and administrators may have been misleading us, but recent studies and discoveries have forced school districts to order some new textbooks and rethink the teaching curriculum. The education that our grandparents received is certainly not the same education that we receive today. The biggest difference is that the educational system today is dedicated to doing well on the tests. Some believe that this has ruined our schools while others think it is upholding students to the highest standard of learning and showing proof of that knowledge.
So, what lies have we been taught in school? During Black History Month in the United States, we were presented with the “fact” that George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. On the contrary, while Carver did invent many uses for the peanut, peanut butter was not one of this inventions.
Vomitoriums were rumored to be the archways in Roman coliseums where the rich would gorge themselves with food and then vomit in the archways as a presentation of their wealth. Even though the word “vomitorium” implies that it’s a space dedicated to throwing up, the archways were actually used for entrances and exits for spectators of the coliseum. In this case, the truth is not as interesting as the lie we were taught in school.
In history class, we were taught that the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that set off the First World War. However, historians haven’t been able to actually pinpoint the exact reason why World War I started, but there was plenty going on before Ferdinand was killed.
Speaking of history, in elementary school, we were taught about how the Pilgrims and Native Americans came together for the first Thanksgiving to celebrate their survival of a harsh winter and working together. But in reality, the pilgrims actually brought plague and disease to the Native American tribes on purpose as a way to gain control of their land without having to lift a finger.
In art history, we learned that Vincent Van Gogh was so overwhelmed with love for his cousin that he cut off his own ear to send to her. However, it is believed that Van Gogh engaged in a bar fight with fellow artist Paul Gauguin, who withdrew his sword and sliced off Van Gogh’s ear. The story that would survive was the story believed to have been told by both artists in order to keep Gauguin out of jail.
One of the most disturbing lies that has recently come to light is Abraham Lincoln’s feelings on slavery. History has always told us that Lincoln’s goal was to free the slaves. However, documentation has proven that Lincoln only freed the slaves as a way to preserve the Union.
There are more lies where that came from!