Thank you for the concise answer to my question. Here's where I have another point. Hard sciences and maths: geophysical, space, accounting, architecture, etc., are specialist (Or maybe not) professions.
If our schools were true places of education, one would be able to get out of high school and go to work as basic scientist or a basic accountant.
My wife, who has no college classes on accounting, is an accountant for a mechanical company. She knows the tax codes, knows how to deduct the various taxes from employees paycheck, and send it to the FedGov. Heck, even though I have only had a year of college level accounting, could do the same (though I'd need to study on it more.)
The first rocket scientists, were people who knew algebra, physics, and chemistry (At the time, high school classes) and they built rockets that made it to the moon, without computers.
Maybe that's where our education system has screwed us. Those who graduate don't know science, math, or history. Perhaps we should fix that.
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I replied to this post. You might be interested in what I've said. Thanks for opening this can of worms. They're delicious. :)