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Right, but what high school student is dreaming of a job in cafeteria services? Why are they developing curriculum for this? What poor kid gets to become an expert in how long drums of fry oil can safely be stored before they turn 18?

Would not general management or general nutrition be a far more interesting, useful and universally applicable skill set?

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Speaking from experience, none of the high school skills apply to my current job or day to day.

Why would this utilitarian argument that doesn't apply to the current curriculum have to apply to the new one?

That's my point, the example "phenomonon" given, cafeteria services, is extremely utilitarian.

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