> I do feel a lot of ordinary kids would miss out ...
Or maybe simply miss out on being properly educated so that science and engineering isn't magic passed down by the authority of the ordained clever people wearing the robes but instead something that can be understood.
It's actually quite difficult (impossible?) to have an informed opinion on any government policy if you don't understand some stats and probability. Yet the newspapers are dominated by people writing who completely lack this understanding.
Or maybe simply miss out on being properly educated so that science and engineering isn't magic passed down by the authority of the ordained clever people wearing the robes but instead something that can be understood.
It's actually quite difficult (impossible?) to have an informed opinion on any government policy if you don't understand some stats and probability. Yet the newspapers are dominated by people writing who completely lack this understanding.