Comment Re:in college this would make some sense (Score 1) 509
Wow, I guess kids who aren't going to be politicians shouldn't have to take history or civics. Or because I had no intention in becoming the next Tennessee Williams or William Shakespeare then I wasted my time in AP English?
First, you miss one of the main points of public education is to develop well rounded, grounded citizens. Just "training kids in their inclinations" is counter to everything western thought has to say about education and would undermine our democracy (i.e. ill informed citizens who are trained to be very good drones and little more.)
Second, what harm will taking harder course in High School really do? Give you a taste of college? Teach that true knowledge takes real work? Make you a well rounded thinker? Oh, suck horrible things. High School is about learning....losing site of that for the sake of grades will leave you in the slow lane in the end.
