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Maybe this is too far of topic but I'm in a ranting mood.
I do agree that the "three R's", along with History, are probably where the priorities should lie. However, I can't help but reflect upon my own educational experience where there was no problem teaching these subjects effectively AND also requiring things like music, phys ed., art, and home economics. The "three R's" didn't suffer because the other subjects were taught. Rather, we were all given a well-rounded education.
It saddens and worries me that more and more students don't seem to be learning much of anything in school. I don't think that cutting out the "less important" subjects is the answer, but rather a quick fix that doesn't address the real problems. And I truly feel that one of the main problems is a lack of parental interest in their childrens schooling.
I hate to see that we don't seem to be able to offer a well-rounded education anymore and have to decide which classes are more important than others. In the grand scheme of things, they all seem pretty important to me. We can cut thing like music classes, which many schools have done, but the fact that the kids still can't read, write, or do simple math, seems to suggest that the problem isn't the diversity of subjects but the failure to teach any of them successfully.
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