Does anyone remember a teacher or teachers in high school telling them that what they're learning is somehow going to be important later in life so they had better learn it well and not to forget it?

Does anyone remember a teacher or teachers in high school telling them that what they're learning is somehow going to be important later in life so they had better learn it well and not to forget it?
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I am sadly one of the few, few, children that has needed Algebra and even some complex things outside of HS. Between Photography, being a nerd, a geek, and a Writer who is obsessive about the details, I need as much knowledge as I can cram into my skull without bumping something else out.
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