[falcor84]

>...students in the US who need to learn things like Algebra, European History, Biology, etc...

HN, what's your take on the above? Do you believe that there is any particular curriculum of subjects that students "need" to have studied to be prepared for doing well in the world they will be living in?

[burfog]

economics, law, financial planning, accounting, cooking, how to repair things, business writing, estimation

That's all. No, we mostly don't teach this stuff anymore.

For those going the college route, obviously the STEM prerequisites must be satisfied. This means AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C (both halves), and AP Calculus BC.

[falcor84]

Thanks for responding. I wanted to contest the word "need" - given that the best majority of students aren't taught (in a schooling setting) even 1 of the subjects you mentioned, and we still live in an arguably quite civilized modern society, would you agree that they don't actually "need" to be taught?