But that's part of the problem - not every school system lets you really choose a lot, and more importantly often does not let you choose to not take certain th

But that's part of the problem - not every school system lets you really choose a lot, and more importantly often does not let you choose to not take certain things, often with kinda arbitrary categories. (Speaking of the German school system here, the amount of bullshit I had to learn is astonishing, and I definitely didn't want to get rid of math or history)