I wonder, how many people could actually work through things from first principles, if they were taught how? I don't know, but I suspect a lot more than current

I wonder, how many people could actually work through things from first principles, if they were taught how? I don't know, but I suspect a lot more than currently can/do. The education system doesn't currently make any attempt to teach these kinds of skills (AFAIK). I also wonder how much working through stuff like that might actually contribute to making people smart. It would be a valuable thing to find out.