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Originally Posted by elphenor
my opinion is that not everyone needs to know math past a certain level
in fact most kids don't and failing a kid that can't pass geometry which he'll never ever use unless he specifically desires a career in these specific fields is retarted
But on a more philosophical note education is not about developing an intelligent population so much as it's about churning out an obedient work force while quickly labeling those that will not jump through the hoops as having "behavioral problems"
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I don't know why we don't offer trade school options in high school. Why not offer kids the knowledge of how to fix cars or weld when they're still in school? They'd clearly do better with that than Algebra 2 that they'll forget in a week if they even learned it in the first place.