Yeah, I took a class on programming, classes in French, classes on Graphic Design (super smart decision, came in handy ever since), Philosophy and Debate, and probably could have taken more if I didn't have one period taken up by Band for four years, in high school.

And I took a few AP classes that you dismiss as being simple multiple choice tests, which wasn't the case.

The parent was talking about intense focus on stem in college being something he's worried about for his kid, not high school.