A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— <p>Robert A Heinlein, <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IYITXE?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=B004IYITXE&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=cat0be5-20&amp;=digital-text&amp;qid=1392402855" title=“Amazon.com”>Time Enough for Love</a>.</p>
<p>Specialization is for insects, and college majors; high school should be about exploring the world of ideas, and getting a glimpse of what is at least possible as a general area of study.</p>