Still trying to figure it out

LONDON – It's a spelling mantra that generations of schoolchildren have learned — "i before e, except after c."

But new British government guidance tells teachers not to pass on the rule to students, because there are too many exceptions....

But supporters say the ditty has value because it is one of the few language rules that most people remember.

link: British government spells end of 'i before e' rule - Yahoo! News

Yeah, it's the only one I remember, and isn't that enough? Who cares if it's right or wrong? Nobody cares if "your" and "you're" is right or wrong, so why care about "e" and "i"? It just does not make cents.