A great piece by Alexandra Petri: get rid of algebra and trig..
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“History is good to ban, but it is not enough,” the legislator said, when he had composed himself. “History is actually way less discomfortable than lots of other subjects, and if we are really serious about ending discomfort, we should ban those first.”
“Go on!” his colleague said excitedly. A small crowd was beginning to form around him.
“The book bans are good,” the legislator’s midsection went on, while his hands attempted to straighten his hat but knocked it off instead. “Less reading is good. English is a big source of discomfort.”
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