If you believe that the only role of schools is to teach useful skills, then you are correct.

But I believe that the role of an educator is more than that. School should teach our kids to see the world for its beauty and to understand how it works. Practicality of subject material should not be a factor in what we teach our kids.

There's a reason why we should teach Shakespeare, proofs in math, music history, kickball and beauty in algorithms.

Teaching our kids useful skills is important, but as a Teacher, I believe it's more important to instill in them the eyes and tools to see and appreciate the world around them.