A state requirement that all persons 14-16 attend school, and that all such persons pass "algebra", is an absurdity, since 75% of them (at least) cannot.>>>>>>>>>>>
That is absurd, I was required to take algebra in high school and there were very few who were incapable of learning it. If the failure rate is anywhere near what you say it is then what is needed is a real teacher.
So was I, and there were also few who were incapable of learning it.
That was in 1965, and the average IQ in my high school was 112.
What IQ do you think is required to master abstract thinking, and what do you think is the average IQ of high school students in America?
More importantly, what do you think the 25%ile IQ is in American high schools?