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

My opponent agrees that math is used both in chemistry and physics. While she can strongly disagree all she wants and produce weak sources that primarily state an opinion, Physics and Chemistry's prime source of logic is divined from math. She never states what "their own source of logic" actually is. Also anyone who has taken chemistry knows that it requires advanced algebraic concepts which my opponent stated was a part of Math 11. My opponent apparently has also misunderstood my point about math. One can memorize all the formulas they want, but if they do not know where they apply and to what type of problem they are utterly useless. One cannot memorize the way to do a trigonometric proof. They are each different and each require logic to sort out and work backwards. One weak source that makes a point about the memorization of equations does not mean that math is pure memorization. If your only example that chemistry is applicable to real life is that glucose is C6H12O6, then I'm afraid I don't see or understand your point? How is that helpful or applicable? When I said math and english are difficult subjects, meaning they are difficult in contrast to easy electives that will be taken in their place such as culinary arts, or media. In no place in this debate did I even make reference to the fact that you said that the jobs were useless. I was simply making a point that if you dismiss life skills because "there are jobs for that" then everything in comparison becomes useless as jobs can be made for any life skill. Sure you can hire someone to drive your car for you, but are you saying it is useless to learn to drive a car? It does not matter whether or not it was your "point". The argument that 11th graders have no clue about what their major or job will be and the evidence that supports it plays a crucial role in this debate. By advocating that an 11th grader should have a choice in deciding their high school courses (which the gist of your argument was because it requires too much work and gives you a bad grade) you are essentially saying that 11th graders know what their major selection will be and whether or not it will entail math based on the fact that they did like/did not like their high school trigonometry course which can be entirely subjective on the teacher, school, etc. By agreeing that 11th graders can't see into the future to their jobs/future likes/major decisions, you are basically saying that students have no clue what they want to do, but its ok to let them severely limit their major, and sub-sequentially their future job choices based upon their 11th grade likes and dislikes and their fears about there high school transcripts. My opponent is basically allowing 11th graders to make crucial life decisions that will effect them farther down the road when they want to select a major and eventually select a job. Even if there minds change they will not get into their major/job because they will not have the math knowledge. She would allow 11th graders to be swayed away from math because they "aren't naturally good at it" or perhaps fear for their college transcripts, or maybe they just don't want to work because the work is "too tedious". For whatever reason, my opponent has provided no good reason to support his affirmation that hasn't been defeated by me, the CON. Thus I respectfully urge all voters to vote CON because the PRO did not thoroughly support her resolution, and instead has decided to ignore crucial attacks upon her resolution because it wasn't her "original point". I would like to thank my opponent for my first debate as well, and would like to welcome her to Debate. org