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School is a formative experience in our lives, and we learn much more than just the topics we are taught. These hilarious educational memes celebrate some of the commonalities we’ve all experienced while learning about the world and how to find our way in it. They've been gathered up by this awesome Instagram account, and we've shared our favorites with you here.

There are many memes about the facts we learned about the world, but that’s not all. Many other memes about learning deal with the social trials and triumphs that we experience as we grow at our schools and with the frustration of learning in systems that may not always be capable of giving each pupil the individual attention they deserve.

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Educational memes comparing weather perceptions by Canadian, Australian, and American kids with humorous illustrations.

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luka! (she/her)
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

10 degrees celsius isn't even cold, coming from a canadian

somed ay
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh not this again. Most Americans are perfectly familiar with the Celsius scale AND the metric system.

Blue Cicada
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work with high school students in the Midwest of the US. My students are absolutely _NOT_ familiar with Centigrade/Celsius or the rest of the metric system! They refuse to use anything that's not "American". Actually, I have never met an American student (K-12) who uses the metric system for anything other than science classes. Even my friends in the medical field, who use the metric system professionally, revert to American measurements in their private life.

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Fly_Agaric_Frog (They/Them)
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2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kids in south carolina wearing shorts on a -19° day and wearing hoodies on a 48° day. (Celsius)

Dragons Exist
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Colorado 10°C isn't cold. People wear shorts at 2°C

Valerie G.
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Canada we say "it's so cold, the snow squeaks".

Nelson
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aussie kids wear shorts all year round.

DBear
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

News Flash. We understand it. We just don't care.

Gina Babe
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Salt, this is true. As an American, I really try to remember/learn it but we never use it so I have no idea.

Wednesday
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

american here - shorts at 10C is appropriate even way down south here in Colorado and wearing a Jacket at 30 C is ludicrous anywhere for everyone including Aussies. Although, yesterday it was 99F here, almost 37C, and I still wore long sleeves (because I'm SupahPale!)

what (she/they/it?)
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hold on- 20 degrees is more acuret (Ausie here)

TJ Wilkins
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every.single.bit. Of this is true

Kandy K. Hubbard
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Truth here, we're not even coming close to what we should be teaching our kids curriculum wise. Some can't even read an analog clock ⌚⏰

della by the sea
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A quick way to get a ROUGH estimate is to take the Celsius number, double it and add 30.

#ArtyFarty Art
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

10⁰C is not cold this is coming from a German

Duane Johnston
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So what does the translate to when I spent a day working outside in 127 degrees F?

ThreeAngryLlamas
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, here in Canada, 6° is when I start wearing spaghetti strap crop tops to walk the dogs. It's 22° outside, right now, and we have our air conditioning full blast, and I feel like death. To be fair, it was hotter during the day so the apartment is still hotter from that, but 18-20° is my favourite temperature.

Susan Bosse
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Texas kids wear shorts 365 because it'll be hot at least once at some point in each day.

Amanda Greenwood
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Middle of winter here in New Zealand, and my boys are both wearing shorts

Shelli Aderman
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So why would Australian kids wear jackets in 86° weather? 😳

the gay boogeyman
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as an aussie, i can confirm that this is, in fact, true

Benoît Rainville
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Waterslides in Florida in November, Canadians.

BenMaharaj
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sue you’re assuming we know where Australia is! And you didn’t hear this from me but not everyone over here even knows where Canada is.

Lynette Campbell
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2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aa an American wirh an educationin the Sciences, Shorts at 50 C sounds right.

Abel
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At 50 C (Celsius) you are dead.

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visacrum
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2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a workable formula most people should be able to do in their heads. C to F: Double the C number, add 30. F to C: Subtract 30 from F, divide by 2. It's not exact, but it's good enough when you in the US and your Ireland teammates (or vice versa) are chatting about the weather before a meeting officially begins.

TRQ
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or Americans can just catch up with the rest of the world and learn C.

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Angela C
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I generally have a vague idea of what the Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion is, not necessarily exact numbers but I can generally approximate. But one morning back in high school, probably in like October, I had the radio on in my room while I was waking up and they were doing the weather and said "it's 10 degrees out right now" and I was in shock like how is it that cold out? Then I remembered I was listening to a Canadian radio station (I live close to the border) and that it wasn't actually that cold

High Mamii Melo
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never understand why people hate on Americans for using Fahrenheit. Who freaking cares as long as you know either temperature? We're all capable of doing the conversion.

Kelley Hudson
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American kids knowing how to Google.

Damon
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2 years ago (edited)

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No Australian wears a jacket in 30° heat

Misty D
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Fahrenheit was invented before Celsius.

Molly Whuppie
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only three or four countries use Fahrenheit though. The rest of the world Celsius is standard.

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    i play sax
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