The emphasis on math and science is the beginning of what is wrong. Those are just two forms of materialism that don’t develop thinking. We need to go back to the pre-Dewey methods of education, that emphasised reading and writing. I find it disturbing that every day on FR there are intelligent people who cannot make the plural of a noun correctly - it means that even though they see it written correctly in books and the media, it doesn’t sink in, because they don’t understand the rules of spelling and grammar that are - or should be - taught in third grade. (But apparently are not).
As I recall it was reading, writin and arithmetic.
And yes I know they are misspelled.
I have noted that most people that teach reading and writing have trouble dealing with simple ratios and percentages. And I don't see how emphasizing what you mention is going to help with peoples ability with math and science which are very important part of this complex society.
I don't disagree that what you say is important, just that you left out a very important cog.