Comment by herval

People have been saying that since the advent of formal education. Turns out standardized education is really hard to pull off and most systems focus on making the average good enough.

It’s also hard to teach people “how to think” while at the same time teaching them practical skills - there’s only so many hours in a day, and most education is setup as a way to get as many people as possible into shape for taking on jobs where “thinking” isn’t really a positive trait, as it’d lead to constant restructuring and questioning of the status quo