• Q. Why do we learn subjects in school/compulsory education that we will not use in the future?

    • This seems to be one possible answer.
  • It may sound obvious, but personally, I had a realization like “ohh” about it.

  • In the first place, we won’t know what we like or dislike until we try various things.

    • It’s related to the formation of identity.
    • Even deciding between humanities and sciences, we won’t know which one suits us better unless we study both math and language (obviously).
  • If I don’t write an IA in IB History, I won’t realize that “I like historical knowledge, but I don’t enjoy the research process of history.”

    • (Personal experience from blu3mo)
    • Added on 20230603: Oh, did I write something like this? (blu3mo)
      • As of now, I think “IA was tough but fun” and “I don’t dislike the methodology of historical study and I’m actually interested in it.”
      • Maybe I just thought this way because I was exhausted right after writing the IA?
      • On the contrary, am I romanticizing my memories now?