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[quote=Anonymous]Which fields utilize Calculus? Obviously, if you're in a math heavy field or working for NASA you're using Calculus, but which non-STEM careers?

Like I said, our kids will take Calculus but it's a stupid requirement for their college applications.

Being educated in the humanities in not limited to discussing Chaucer - it's basic writing and communication skills.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I must be missing something. Both my spouse and I took calculus in high school and have never used it. Both educated (ivy undergrad and grad if that even matters) I don't think calculus is useful for our kids but they will jump through the hoops if they have to, but I don't for once think calculus is what makes them better educated, instead it's their humanities courses in English lang and lit and history. [/quote]
It’s concerning that you are Ivy-educated and think math doesn’t make you better educated. It’s great to be able to read Chaucer and analyze primary sources, but that is not the end-all, be-all of education. I’ve never used the majority of things I’ve learned, it’s about respecting education and preparing students with the tools to do anything they put their minds to- plenty of fields utilize calculus.[/quote][/quote]

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