STEM vs Arts, Humanities, and Music Studies

Today's debate over what areas schools should focus on when educating students was very interesting and since we didn't have time for much class discussion, I thought I'd give you my two cents here. First of all, I would like to say that I fully understand the importance of math, science and technology in today's society. Basically, it's all around us every single day. However, I am going to have to side with the pro-liberal arts group on this one. I agree that some people are truly gifted when it comes to the STEM type classes and skills. I was not blessed with any such talents. I have very little interest in science and even less interest in math. I have always excelled in English and writing, and I enjoy reading and learning about people and places, rather than numbers and theories. That's just the type of person I am. If my high school had put a bigger emphasis on math and science and made higher level classes required, I would have hated going to school, and probably done very poorly. I understand that the world needs brilliant scientists and mathematicians, but not everyone wants to go into science related fields, and to specifically plan out a curriculum with the hopes of discovering new talented science kids, is wrong. I do, however, believe that if a school has the resources available to add more advanced classes for those students who are truly passionate about science and math, then they should definitely do so. But, I don't think that those extra classes should come at the expense of liberal arts classes because, in my opinion, there should be a relatively equal number of courses offered to interest each type of student.