> Eliminating abstract math education in the early school years, or allowing young students to opt out of rigorous math classes, will only serve to increase the

> Eliminating abstract math education in the early school years, or allowing young students to opt out of rigorous math classes, will only serve to increase the disparity between those who “get it” and those who don’t. Those who have a grasp of mathematics will have many career paths open to them that will be closed to those who have avoided it. This is currently true on programming, which is (was?) left out of the basic curriculum.