Many years ago I read "An underground history of American Education", written by a retired two times New York teacher of the year, which argues that the US syst

Many years ago I read "An underground history of American Education", written by a retired two times New York teacher of the year, which argues that the US system (and really most of the education systems in the West) are based on the system Prussia developed to create their army and the entire goal is to create compliant soldiers, workers and consumers. The book did sound a little conspiracy theorish, but on the whole it was rather interesting and well there is an entire unschooling movement exactly trying to undo/avoid the damages of the school system. On a personal basis I didn't get my love of reading, computers or math from school, and mostly it was a waste of time. Did learn the official way to touch type though, so there is that.