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I think its dumb that the four pillars of education are:
math (fair to an extent, basic math is important, but anything beyond basic algebra will not come up very often in the average persons life. should still be an option, but the phrase "you wont have a calculator with you at all times" could not have aged worse.)
science(I will never need to use this)
English(Id say I'd never need to use this, but the mere existence of grammar forces everyone else to use it. we truly live in a society.)
social studies(except for current events and geography, I will never need to use this. I probobly wont need to use those subjects either)
we live in an age where at any point, we can look up the answers to practically everything. we have the sum of all human knowledge in our pocket. our education should be around how to use it, as internet literacy is a skill far more important than chemistry.
school is about giving guidelines to professional life. No you're not gonna use your basic Biology skills as a bus driver, But you are going to, as an archeologist, to use them. I do agree that learning How to research on the web is important, and should not be neglected at all, But mathematics ARE going to serve you. You do not have to be dependent on your phone. The goal of adulthood is not to depend on your phone. Your phone does not serve You all around The world, your brain does. I mean, just watch Wall-E! To come back To these 4 pillars of education, While The educational system is fooled, No one doubts it, it is sufficient for Now. Just because , as an example, You and your friends do not plan on studying Atoms when You graduate does not mean it's legit To Give people who do plan this To have To study 3 more years at college because they know Nothing about it yet, nor is it a reason To discourage them From studying atoms because they didn't get introduced To them early enough. As of grammar, this skill is Very Very important. We can't say that grammar is not that important when We Look down on people who do not have a proper one. it's like rich billionaires saying that money isn't everything (Wait they do But it's incoherent). Social Studies knowledge make it easier To understand The present, and The future present if You get what I mean.
It won't hurt anyone To know what are The organs in The cardiovascular system.
It won't hurt anyone To know The two first decimals of π
It won't hurt anyone To spell right and build sentences that make sense
It won't hurt anyone To know what is The right and The left of The political spectrum.
