<p>History, geography, economics and other subjects need to be taught in HS. They are part of education that we are paying for (the most expansive in a world, BTW).
Teh point is how these classes taught. All classes (yes, including English), require analytical skills. History is not just a collection of dates, names and places, history is a huge lesson for future generations. Without analytical skills, person cannot make this connections, cannot create a picture of what has been and is going on. Pure abstract analytical skills, skills that are removed from specifics of any subject, aspect of life are taught by math, that is if the math is taught correctly and not just a boring collection of formulas that mean nothing in person’s life. Nope, this is NOT the goal of teaching math, you can get the formula from internet.</p>