Why should we learn c?

Question

My school is using c for the programming lessons, but seems that there are improved versions of programming language(such as c++)?

So is c worth learning? Is it still used commonly today?

Answer 1

C language tends to be used for OS, robotics, cases where speed matters.

Programming language libraries ( C++, python, others)

C can be used for many things and is extremely flexable.

can be used with C++ code

Answer 2

c is base of most of languages. . . .
if you have good grip over c it becomes easy to learn higher level language's