"Parents, Students Fine With Math, Science" [US]

[Gil Hamilton]

In the US, you learn basic propositional and predicate calculus in a sophomore-level discrete mathematics class, which is a prerequisite for pretty much every more advanced math class.

He might be talking about Greco-Roman logic structure, like how to break down a paragraph or essay into logic symbolic structure for analysis. Not that it is all that different from mathematics, since it uses alot of the same operations (If/Thens and the like), but it's applicable to different things.

[Spice Runner]

Thanks, Spice Runner. Seeing Darth Wong's response to DEATH, didn't wanna misrepresent yours, hence my asking first.

Don't sweat it. You don't have to fear me disemboweling anyone...

Spice Runner and SVPD: In some schools, there exists a wholly separate math track for the purpose of fulfilling math requirements without having to take "hard" math.

There was a very similar program for the sciences in my highschool. Students were provided with the option of taking laboratory sciences (bio chem, physics) or dumbed down science courses which just discussed the impact said science on society and it's applications.

Obviously I took lab bio, chem, physics option since I was still deciding what field to go into...

[Edward Yee]

Thanks, Spice Runner. In my case, I distinctly recall that I was a "bare minimum/lowest common denominator" hack in high school who did stuff purely for requirement reasons without actual learning. Then again, I didn't have options, and while my school had majors come junior year, my grades in sophomore year were way too low for any choice (just got AP Environmental Science at random).