I had a little debate with my son's (8th grade) teacher at PTA.

He puts way more emphasis on Math, and History is a side thing.

So my son did okay in math, and got a 65% on a history test (aagh) but he was like, well he passed, and it's not as important as math, and he did okay there, so I'm happy.

I think Math is important, but in a way I think History is more important for these yeshiva kids to learn.here's my reasoning:

a- knowledge of history makes you more of a well rounded person.
b- Everything in life has a different meaning when looked at in the perspective of history, and if you have no knowledge of history, you just have a different perspective on things which is not as clear.
c- Math - lets face it, there's calculators.
d- whatever my son ends up doing, that is, if he is not the next gadol hador, he'll learn what math he needs at that point. And what he learns now in eight grade is not going to help him for that future need.

SO that is my opinion. Although maybe perhaps slightly tainted by the fact that I always hated math and loved history.

I wonder if most people agree with me or not?