Strong agreement here. I'd go further and say that introductory stats should replace trigonometry too. An understanding of statistics is simply required to func

Strong agreement here. I'd go further and say that introductory stats should replace trigonometry too. An understanding of statistics is simply required to function optimally as a citizen in modern society, whereas trigonometry and calculus are niche. I'm all for giving tasters of as many different "beautiful ideas" as possible in school, but I think we should be elevating practical statistics into the top tier of subjects that we require kids to go through.