<p>Well I have to confess that I don’t like the legislature choosing the curriculum either and so sent my kids to an independent school that has a true college prep curriculum that still has art and athletic requirements. But like I was saying, my kid ended up taking most electives in the humanities. I suspect if I knew my kid had a more specific passion, there were schools that would meet that need as well, Magnets included. </p>
<p>But I did not mean to be condescending and I said nothing about anyone here specifically at all. My contention was only that if given the opportunity there are a lot of over-controlling parents who are convinced their kids will be an engineer, accountant, doctor whatever… regardless of the kid and would be all too quick to railroad an education. And I also think your run of the mill parent knows very little about teaching pedagogy or what some courses teach in problem solving or critical thinking that has less to do with the subject than with the skill.</p>