Your proof is not logically sound. The same failure would confront a total brown-noser who quite literally failed every exam. I know a guy who essentially faile

Your proof is not logically sound. The same failure would confront a total brown-noser who quite literally failed every exam. I know a guy who essentially failed out of high school, didn't do college, and then got into one of the country's best law schools - because he is incredibly bright. You need both sides of the equation to really succeed. School admittedly has multiple purposes, but your view of it is, I think, unnecessarily cynical. Sure, there are bad teachers and systems out there, but there are also amazing teachers, principals, and superintendents doing unbelievable things with students - both academically, and socially.