[title] A Sine of the Times
[desc] Many students have complained that their compulsory maths classes, which teach topics such as calculus and trigonometry, are of no value to them.
[validity] has organised education
[option] "Take a look at my exam question! "If X is equal to the number of @@ANIMALPLURAL@@ in West @@CAPITAL@@ Nature Reserve, and the derivative of cos(x) is equal to the number of @@ANIMALPLURAL@@ in East @@CAPITAL@@ Nature Reserve, what colour is the @@ANIMAL@@?"" wails frustrated student @@RANDOMNAME@@. "All maths classes teach these days is gibberish aimed at confusing you, rather than teaching you. None of this is even going to matter to me, as I want to become a photographer, not a nerd stuck in a basement doing calculations for the rest of my life. Maths curricula should be reworked to teach basic mathematical skills that would be applicable to the majority of the population, such as filing taxes. All the other mumbo jumbo should be optional."
[effect] only those who apply can study applied maths
[option] "Actually, topics like calculus are vital to a student's education, even if they don't currently realise it!" interjects @@RANDOMNAME@@, a "cool" maths teacher. "Sure, the majority of the student population will never have to use the actual maths concepts in their occupations. But they will need problem solving skills and the ability to think outside the box, all of which are strengthened by learning advanced mathematics! Maybe if we revamped our teaching methods to make maths seem less boring and 'cringe' and more fun and 'based', students would have a greater appreciation of the subject and benefit from it more? I've got a couple of ideas about adding these 'meme' things kids love into the textbooks..."
[effect] the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially
[option] "Most students won't ever use these maths concepts? Well, sounds like we should change that." mutters philistinic engineer @@RANDOMNAME@@ as he furiously scrawls equations onto @@HIS@@ child's fingerpaint artwork. "Maybe if we stopped flushing money down the toilet by funding these artistic deadbeats and instead spent it on engineering-related industries, people would realise that scribbling isn't a productive way to contribute to society and will finally get off their butts to study hard and get proper jobs. That would stop all the complaining."
[effect] arts classes now teach children how to sketch the perfect sine curve