Do you have any reason to say this other than “big corporation bad”?
I would argue it is far more helpful for 80%+ of kids to learn excel than to learn advanced maths.
I would argue it is far more helpful for 80%+ of kids to learn excel than to learn advanced maths.
There are many free implementations of spreadsheet software. Kids can get even more experience using different kinds of software, teaching them ways in which software can differ while still being able to do the same things. Ironically, this would probably make kids more skilled with MS Excel, if they were ever forced to use it.
There's no reason to teach kids MS Excel in particular, unless you think memorizing positions of buttons is a useful skill in the real world.
If 100% of a country's schools start teaching software from company A, thats a massive subsidy - basically 100% of the population will know how to use their software and prefer it to their competitors. Businesses will buy that software because everyone already knows it. You are massively distorting free market.
With a conoany thats already a monopoly, thats doubly unfair.