<p>On CC, I do not believe I see the word “balance” often enough. Wouldn’t it just make sense to balance a kid’s interests with a kid’s abilities and with the apparent job prospects related to different fields of study?</p>
<p>I would add that I also agree with shawbridge. Some understanding of Probability and Satistics is very helpful in creating a reasonably useful model of the world one operates in, though I believe that some understanding of a number of other areas of mathematics could prove quite useful in a great many different fields of endeavor.</p>