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> people of average or below average intelligence probably aren't served very well by the high school curriculum.

Explain. My experience has been that high school is little more than a legal straightjacket to prevent the archetypal hormone-addled teenager from going off and doing stupid shit or otherwise causing potential problems for themselves.

> The high school curriculum should have alternate vocational and tech skills tracks.

This doesn't happen already? What's the pipeline in your education system for someone who wants to become, say, a diesel mechanic? Can they leave school early and get an apprenticeship?