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No of course not, that is just a general outline/idea.
Basically, around here, the schools do not even teach Algebra until 7th & 8th grade. This is absurd.
I would like to see propositional logic and introductory calculus become a part of the general curriculum by the 6th grade (hopefully sooner).
I've met so many people (even adults) that can't even follow simple "p -> q; p; therefore q" arguments that it isn't funny. Public schools (at least here) don't even teach shit like that! You have to go to college if you want logic taught to you!
And when I was in a logic course in college, the class started with 30 people, and ended up with 5 people left in the end because they thought it was too fucking hard to finish. It really isn't.
I don't mean that this stuff should be opt-in in or only given to kids persuing careers in science, this should be given to everyone. It is that important.
But, again, it will never happen in this country. Too much interest in keeping kids dumb (hoping that they will stay dumb as adults, which they do), and too many parents/kids BAWWWWWWWing that the education is too difficult. Here's a hint: Life is difficult. Not everyone can get an "A" grade all the time.