system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are we taught Math that I'll never use out of high school instead of things like balancing a check book and paying taxes?

I don't get why I'm learning how to do Algebra when I have no clue how to do any "real life" skills? To be honest I don't even know where to use this math in real life.
gpt
Believe it or not, math teaches you how to problem solve. Every math problem that we analyze forces us to use many, if not all, of the detailed methods of problem solving.

Successful problem solvers pay attention to detail, they examine all elements & variables at hand, and they stick to a plan or formula -- all characteristics that are heavily reinforced by learning and studying math. It takes discipline to learn math and it takes discipline to focus on solving real-world problems even they aren't math related.