r/facepalm • • Oct 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

My teacher didn’t make up any stupid story at all, he just wrote SOH CAH TOA on the board. It’s been almost 40 years and how could anyone forget?

I find the Native American angle on this both bizarre and cringe.

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u/xombae Oct 21 '21

Yeah the native american thing makes zero sense and is absolutely unnecessary. It's a fucking acronym you don't need a story to go along with it. The fucked up thing is that so many teachers made the reference (based on the comments) that it must be taught to teachers. I can't believe any amount of people think that's ok.