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I recollect we had to have two years in high school or most subjects, and four years of English (9-12).  Foreign language (I took Latin, waste of time), science, math, history, etc.  We'd all like the learning to be better, but if you want more time spent on X, you have less spent on Y, unless you eliminate study halls.

The thing about history and social studies for me was how BORING they were, usually taught by coaches, and just boring.  Memorize and regurgitate and forget.  I helped the wife with her citizenship exam (she was stressed over it) and was fairly impressed with the exam questions (presuming you'd need to know them all anyway, they asked her maybe 4 of them?).  But for your average 15 year old, learning about the three branches of government is "Why do I need to know this?".

I knew some well educated "friends" in Cincinnati who were astonished to learn that the candidate who gets fewer popular votes can WIN, I'm serious, people with college degrees, and who profess to pay attention to the "news".  And then they were astonished to be told (by me) that it was very very very difficult to change that "rule".  They couldn't understand why or how and thought it was "unfair".  One got mad at me, literally, and told me I couldn't possibly be telling her the truth.

I think math up to trig should be required for everyone, and everyone should have 4 years of hard science.

I don't think everyone needs trig.  People going into engineering and hard sciences typically do, but Algebra 1 and Geometry should be sufficient for pretty much anyone graduating high school and NOT headed into engineering/mathematics/science.  I'd like to see "Practical Math" required in high school for anyone not going the trig/calculus route.  Things like money management, balancing account statements, credit card implications, budgeting.  

For sciences, I'm not sure you need 4 years of hard science in high school.  I took biology, chemistry, and physics, which were sufficient and appropriate for me.  Physiology was also offered but I didn't really want or need to take that.  Folks going into biology/premed type stuff obviously could sub physiology for physics and be okay.

Not sure why anyone would need 3 years of specifically physics in high school?  UT's engineering program doesn't let you place out of it anyway, it's required for all freshmen.

I took one year of AP Physics and it had me appropriately prepared for the Honors Engineering Physics freshman section in college.

I don't think he needed it at all.  He just like challenges.  They never had taught a third year, but it exists in the IB grouping.

Hmmm, okay.  I really liked physics (still do) but I only had room in my schedule for one science class per year, and I'm definitely glad I took bio and chemistry in addition to physics.  In fact, chemistry helped me a ton, since I ended up in semiconductor processing for the first ten years of me engineering career.

Reminds me of an engineer I know who got an A in differential equations, but didn't think he really understood it, so he took it again...and got a C.

That was a tough class.

True story, I made a D in freshman chemistry at UGA.

Should of went to Cal-Berkley,they'd made damn sure you cleared that up