There is actually no reason to study those if you wish to work at manual labor for the rest of your life. You probably don't need them if you are going to be a sales clerk, or a waiter, or a truck driver. Those are all honorable jobs, so if that is your goal, there is no need.
On the other hand, if you want to be an engineer, a data analyst, a scientist, or an architect, then those skills will be part of your everyday life.
If you want to go into business or computers, then you need the ability to think analytically, and to become a problem solver. Very few subjects studied in high school teach those skills; the predominant one is mathematics. If you find math difficult, it is likely for precisely that reason: it is the only course you are taking in which you are asked to solve problems that are not absolutely identical to problems you have previously seen. The key to learning math is recognizing that you are learning approaches, not facts, and think of those approaches as tools towards addressing new ideas.
The skill to "problem solve" is one of the most highly valued skills in all careers.
-Richard Muller
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