You could ask the same question about civics, or science, or shop class, or any one of the other subjects that schools have cut in order to more effectively teach to standardized tests. Most education these days is about meeting No Child Left Behind/Common Core standards, and since those standards primarily specify reading and math, well, that's what gets taught.
School isn't about preparing children with the skills necessary to navigate the modern world. School is about teaching reading and math. The steelman version is that reading and math are fundamental, and the other skills can be learned independently if the child has the necessary literacy and mathematical background. In practice, though, that doesn't happen.
School isn't about preparing children with the skills necessary to navigate the modern world. School is about teaching reading and math. The steelman version is that reading and math are fundamental, and the other skills can be learned independently if the child has the necessary literacy and mathematical background. In practice, though, that doesn't happen.