Comment by TinkersW

I went to a public school and regarded it as prison, no bullying went on, but the system is not designed to educate, it is designed to instill obedience, and the pace of learning is dictated primarily by mediocrity of the teachers(I had a rare great 5th grade teacher so this is why I think the the teachers more so than the students abilities dictates the results).

People recommending private school: these do not exist in all locations, try finding a good one in a rural area

It seems standards in public schools have only fallen since I attended, and based on how social media is trending, we seem to be getting dumber and less informed.

I could never force a child to attend public school in the US, unless it happened to be one of the rare good ones I hear exist.

If we ever get something like what is described in "The Diamond Age" perhaps that will help solve the school problem.