This is to save time in school and also teach more important things that will be usable in daily life. You should be able to choose which topics you wish to learn because I dont think the hippocratic method would be usable in todays times. I also think teaching the laws of the country, how to pay taxes, and other money and law related stuff should study more current topics instead of history (again, should be a class you wish to take, not forced too). To sum it up, you should be able to choose which path you want to take in your education



