I see what youre saying. I don't think it's a failure of the curriculum to teach people things when they are young they don't end up using. Certainly a 13 year

I see what youre saying. I don't think it's a failure of the curriculum to teach people things when they are young they don't end up using. Certainly a 13 year old isn't going to know what their future career path/interests will be (some do, but most don't) and shouldn't let them shut doors down the road at such a young age. I think at this point high school has devolved to the point of just giving everyone the basic broad skills that they could feasibly succeed at any college major. The seniors that have already decided they just want to build houses all day can complain during math, we all heard it, "when will I ever use this", but the problem is the answer is not "never" and its not "always" its "we don't know, but you may need it, and closing those doors now will limit your future potential".