I've been considering it, and think that it would be an overall benefit to society if public school dropped mandatory advanced math classes for ECON classes, or even better, make four years of economics a requirement for graduating high school.
Too few of our young minds have absolutely no idea how to manage finances, and for good reason: Nobody teaches them! When I was in high school, we had a paltry 1/2 year of Econ. I learned a lot in that 1/2 year, but I can't help but think how much more I'd have learned, had it been a full year course, or better, several years. At the very least I think Alg2 should be replaced with Economics, and I think Trig should be too. Not to say they shouldn't be available to take for those who want it, but I think Econ is more important as a whole.
What do you guys think?