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I'm not sure I agree with this. What percentage do you reckon, and what stuff? You say useless later in "life", but then mention specific career paths. Is ed

• mschuster91 12y ago
  (Disclaimer: I'm German (from Bavaria, other German countries have different education profiles!) and have passed the Abitur exam, which allows me to enter any university course) Classic example of what most students think as "unneeded" is chemistry, physics and mathematics - while a solid knowledge foundation is certainly required in later life, more detailed knowledge (i'm looking at you, mathematical analysis) may be entirely unneeded if one decides to pursue a career in e.g. history, social studies or other non-math/tech-oriented courses. On one side we Germans split up our students way too soon (after 4th grade in Hauptschule, Realschule and Gymnasium), but on the other side we split them up too late... it's a highly complex issue.