Calculus in Lower Education

Since Calculus is a sort of "big picture" view of what everything in Highschool Math actually means and looks like, should there be some kind of Pre-PreCalculus or Calculus Concepts that can be introdeuced around first year highschool?  So people could perhaps actually understand what it is they're learning?

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We should ship boatloads of 6 year olds to Finland and China, and pay for their return trip only when they can pass an university entrance exam. You just can't go wrong with specialization!