Be it resolved that grade 11 math is not mandatory in Canadian high schools

I apologize for my mistake in terms of the sex of my opponent. Argument 1 - My opponent agrees that math uses logic however he suggests that Physics and Chemistry make use of logic and are not mandatory thus we should have no mandatory subject that deals with logic. What my opponent fails to understand is that Physics and Chemistry do not make use of logic, instead they make use of math, particularly math 11 (algebra in chemistry, trigonometry in physics). "Students may do their homework and study in every other course EXCEPT math." Ahh but in other subjects homework and studying consists of memorization. Math consists mainly in terms of practice with logical concepts. "As well, you state that it gives college students an upper-hand, which is not necessarily true. It is the combination of courses that you take that can give you the upper-hand. Such as taking Maths and Sciences and such other courses. Solely Math will not give you the upper hand, unless you're going into a pure math field." One cannot understand the sciences without a proper understanding of math, particularly math 11. Math as I explained is applicable in a variety of fields that are not a math major. My opponent quite advantageously ignored this part of my debate which says: "the math you stated applies to Physics, Accounting, Architecture, Engineers, Pharmacists, Those working in a business, Criminal Justice, Forensic Investigation, etc. A large quantity of the top performing jobs in America require the math concepts you just illustrated." My opponent also misunderstood the meaning of upper-hand either mistakenly or purposefully to advance him in this debate. Let me define: Upper-hand: Given an advantage over In this case if one were to have the upper-hand because of their math skills, their math skills would be better than that of their opponent. "Yes, everyone should be subjected to different aspects of knowledge hence why, in grade school, we could not choose our courses. As well in grade 9 and 10, Math is mandatory. In Canadian schools, once you reach grade 11, all mandatory courses drop except for Math and English, and in this debate, I believe Math should be dropped and be elected by individuals, not preordained." What you believe is irrelevant to this debate. Math and English are directly applicable to real life in addition to a wide variety of majors which is why they are mandated. They are also difficult subjects which other students would not take unless mandated. Argument 2 "Not all occupations entail high level math on a daily basis" I never stated that all occupations used a high level of math on a daily basis, so I don't know why you would accuse me of such. I said that math is used by a wide volume of majors and has a wide variety of applications in life. Upon listing many places where math is applicable you dismissed them as being useless because other people "have jobs to do so" However with this line of reasoning, everything in life becomes useless. "If people wanted to create such things, they would plan on taking the ELECTED grade 11 math to help with such various thing" "If they have planned out their potential career, they would have possibly looked into requirements for the program, and if math was needed, they would most likely take it. You completely ignored the factual evidence that shows that the majority of 11th grade students have no clue what they want to do and the ones who do change their mind. As stated above 25% of students enter college undeclared, and 75% of college students change their major. You are making a false assumption that everyone in high school has their entire future mapped out. I think even you can agree that this assertion is entirely false. You have ignored that part of my debate, perhaps for your own advantage. Good luck on the last round