I soon wonder if facts will be tools only of the elite (again?). Facts and science allow you to understand the world and produce things of lasting value, which

I soon wonder if facts will be tools only of the elite (again?). Facts and science allow you to understand the world and produce things of lasting value, which everyone buys/uses. But instead, we teach kids nonsense, mostly because their parents don't remember things from school, or didn't go to school themselves. Most people don't know enough science to explain how the seasons work, let alone climate change, but everyone has an opinion that must be treated respectfully. Yet we keep talking about how people need marketable STEM skills to stay relevant in today and tomorrow's economy. The cognitive dissonance is blinding.