When teaching mathematics to high school students, I have often heard them complain, saying things like, “Why do we have to learn this?” or “How will this help us after we graduate from high school?” The misconception of the importance of mathematics for high school students resides in their inability to project the skills that they use in class into real life, and this often stems from unrealistic or “silly” examples in math textbooks or on practice sheets. Here are some reasons why math is useful after high school:

1. Critical Thinking Skills

2. Problem Solving

3.More career paths use mathematics than you think

4.Basic life skills

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