Context is the problem. This myth applies to all subjects. But it also applies to Excel, because it's not the subject, it's the context. What they still teach a

Context is the problem. This myth applies to all subjects. But it also applies to Excel, because it's not the subject, it's the context. What they still teach at school is the "Excel" of their time. They thought it would be most useful. But even with excel spreadsheet, if you leave out the "why" you still end up with a boring class of formulas and UI work through tutorials that will leave you questioning relevance just the same. And your school paid MS how much? If you're developing a game, or designing a building, or analyzing online sales, or trying to build a web site, you now have the context, but you probably don't have the education unless you took special courses in higher education which is practically the only place they teach with context. Maybe they just need to add more context to lower and general levels as well? Anecdotally, it's fair to say good students manage to identify context beforehand and keep things relevant. It really helps with learning when you're driven by purpose, not obligation.