RM> Who are the rich people going to exploit if they get rid of
 RM> the normal people..   B)

They don't want us all gone.  Just less of us.  Easier for them to control us
and they think that there will be more stuff for them.

 RM> For the most part it is. Mostly it's to try to give you a taste of
 RM> several different subjects so you can better choose what you want
 RM> to do with your life.

Yes, that's what it was SUPPOSED to do, but didn't.  The most useful class I
took in High School was Personal Typing.  That made my career choice of Computer
Scientist go much easier.  But the school did everything that they could to
derail my career choice.

For me the tipping point was when English class had us read Lord of the Flies
(awful book), which showed us what High School actually was.

 RM> It's always been about making choices that will work best for you.
 RM> Things have changed some since then so students have to make
 RM> different choices now or they have just themselves to blame when
 RM> they end up joining the ranks of the well educated unemployed..

I agree.  But
1. At least my school, actively tried to discourage me from exploring different
choices.
2. I will argue that students today have much fewer choices, at least in school,
than I did.

... Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce

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