Pick your major.... in high school?

We all know that America's public education system has many problems. Overcrowding, poorly paid teachers and an aging infrastructure have markedly hurt the schools' ability to educate our students. However, one school in New Jersey has come up with the bone-brained idea to require that their 9th graders choose a "major" at the beginning of their first year. This "major" will determine which electives the student will be able to take. What happened to high school being about discovering the joy of learning or gaining the reading and communication skills necessary to succeed in college or the workforce? Higher education has already been attacked by "pre-professional" advocates who want college students to only learn specific skills tailored towards their future career. This is not the kind of education Americans need today. We live in a global and fluid economy where workers need to be prepared to handle multiple tasks and jobs. A wide skill set, grounded in classics such as literature, languages, and writing skills, will ensure that Americans have the capacity to succeed in our ever changing world. How is a 9th grader supposed t0 know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. I know many seniors at the University of Michigan who have no idea. This is just a dumb idea.