Without reading the article, but being familiar w/ the learn-what-you-want movement, it's important to know how subjects are useful IRL. This is usually where t

Without reading the article, but being familiar w/ the learn-what-you-want movement, it's important to know how subjects are useful IRL. This is usually where the teaching of mathematics fails students, after learning adding and subtraction so you can make change. Regardless of subject, there should be intro courses covering the usefulness/benefits/pleasure of mankind's body of knowledge.