Presumably, people who think history and literature are more important subject would assert that those subjects help students to have bountiful common sense. However, I strongly believe that studying mathematics and science is more important because of the two reasons: enhance logical thinking and eternal truth over the generation
First of all, students can enhance the ability of logical thought when they study mathematics and science. Those subjects encourage students' brain to exercise by the process of solving problems. For example, there are reported that people who calculate number mentally everyday usually live longer than those who are not because mental calculation activate the brain. Furthermore, since mathematics and science is very logical study, students who study hard those subjects would become good at other subjects such as psychology and philosophy. From now on, mathematics and science is regarded as the fundamental subject because of their logical trait. In this sense, we can say that Mathematics and Science is the basic and important subjects.
Secondly, mathematics and science have absolute value in contrast to literature and history. Students are learned different literature material according to society because the value that the society required is changed. Some novel are prohibited in particular period to become respected by many people now. Since the history text book is published by government, there are big differences between each textbook according to which policy government choose. Like this, literature and history are affected by atmosphere and value that the society takes. However, principle of mathematics and science is not changed which will be not changed continually. It is the unchangeable value that students should learn.
In sum up, I think that mathematics and science is more worth to study than literature and history. Although there are probably many advantages when students study literature and history, mathematics and science can give students the opportunity to increase brain activity. Also, the two is based on unchangeable principle while the material of literature and history can be changed according to the society's value.