It seems to me that making it mandatory for everyone to learn math beyond percents and simple fractions is even less useful than the old approach of making ancient Greek and Latin mandatory.
When I first read your comment, I thought, “that’s not obvious to me”. Then a few seconds later I realized: less useful given the opportunity cost of not learning the best possible alternatives. And while math is useful (so are Greek and Latin), there are much better alternatives for mandatory high-school education, basic programming for one.
It seems to me that making it mandatory for everyone to learn math beyond percents and simple fractions is even less useful than the old approach of making ancient Greek and Latin mandatory.
When I first read your comment, I thought, “that’s not obvious to me”. Then a few seconds later I realized: less useful given the opportunity cost of not learning the best possible alternatives. And while math is useful (so are Greek and Latin), there are much better alternatives for mandatory high-school education, basic programming for one.
Exactly. Not sure about programming being any better, though.