I once had a student ask me that about math. I asked him if he exercised. Then asked him if he would be in the Olympics 1/2
When a child complains to their teacher, "when will I use this in real life?", it's sad to realize by "real life" they seem to mean "work".
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I then followed up that exercising was good for him independent of his becoming a pro athlete, same w/ studying math. 2/2
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On whether we would use differential equations teacher responded "Only if you are successful "https://twitter.com/existentialcoms/status/768986290192683008 …
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Key lesson: even children can tell when they're stuck in a hyperreality, they're just unaware of how to get out of one.
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Especially when you stop to consider how they internalized that logic in the first place.
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I've only heard this when schools made learnings all about grades and exams
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my usual response when students ask that question is "right now"
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