I completely agree with the the theory, however what 90% or more of us do when they finish university is to go work for an established (i.e. large) company, whe

I completely agree with the the theory, however what 90% or more of us do when they finish university is to go work for an established (i.e. large) company, where winning means hacking bad tests (promotion cycles). So in some perverse sense school does prepare most of us well for working life, as most of the time doing well in BigCo isn't to actually perform well or to actually make a difference, it's to leave the impression of it at the right time with the people that matter for your next promotion.