high level math is helpful; you could say otherwise a generation ago, but good luck living your life off of low- education jobs with workforce automation becoming more prevelant
and even if it's not directly helpful, learning math is stimulating and it makes a person a lot more intelligent
also remembur kids
extracurricular skills are more important than good grades
Automation: I don't see it being too viable because that would mean there would only be a few jobs left. If such a thing were to able to happen, the only jobs left would be ceo, business manager/store owner, possibly technician and programmer, police officer, police chief, politician, military officer, and engineer.
Being a store owner/manager doesn't require too much education, however there are some problems with that. Most store chains rely on the middle class as the main source of income as well as the lower class. However if you eliminate most of the middle class job, people aren't making money which they aren't buying things. If people don't have money to spend, they aren't coming to your TV store anytime soon. I bet those corporate guys rarely shop at target or walmart, I have a feeling most are willing to import goods and have them delivered to them. Our society is built around money, the buying and selling of goods.
Not everyone the time, money, or mental capacity to go out to do something like cybernetic robotics engineering, or become corporate executive of some large company.
Higher education: We are at the point where the standard of living has gone up. Way back when all you needed to live a decent life was to work, then it became all you needed was a high school education, and up until recently you needed a two year degree. By decent living I mean you have enough for a house, not the best or worst house. You can pay for all your means, they aren't the best meals or the worst. You are able to pay for all your living expenses with some money left over for saving or burning. Now we are the point where you need a four year degree to live decently.
It's like the standards go up, but we are tied down. It is like Darwin's theory of evolution where only the strong survive.
Socialization is also an important skill and it is not something you are born with. You might be able to talk to family, but you that ability and confidence to talk to strangers. The only way to do that is to start at an early age and talk to kids and teachers you don't even know. There is no avoiding face to face communication because you are going to have to talk to people in the work place for just about any job.
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