Current K-12 curriculum is, from a perspective, all about preparing kids for 3 years of calculus. From this pedagogical perspective, discrete narratives are the

Current K-12 curriculum is, from a perspective, all about preparing kids for 3 years of calculus. From this pedagogical perspective, discrete narratives are there to be a stepping stone into continuous narratives. Some people like Gilbert Strang believe that there's way too much emphasis on calculus and not enough on algebra.