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What an absurd, elitist, reductive, sci-fi response. Brains don't have ALUs in them, btw. Nor can we image for different skills. Nor should we subject people to this kind of dystopian hierarchy of faulty biological determinism.

I agree, perhaps brain scans aren't an option, but I do think two tracks based on some kind of testing makes a lot of sense.

I really struggled with the rote path and it wasn't until I could see more of the "why" and where it applies to practical situations that it all started to click.

You don't need brain imaging to sort out those with a natural talent and affinity for math, the challenge of an education system is to maximize the level of those without such affinities.

That's not how football is approached. I think GP's point is that football is approached by selecting for those with the most potential and maximizing that and that math teachers can't be like football coaches really.