Not equating education with work misses the bare truth that education _is_ work. And education _is_ valuable, which is why it shouldn't be put in the hands of a

Not equating education with work misses the bare truth that education _is_ work. And education _is_ valuable, which is why it shouldn't be put in the hands of a group of people that (as a group) fail. Seriously, when was the last time you met someone successful that was good at only one thing? Yet children are put, every day, in the hands of people who know NOTHING outside their domain. Certainly there are a few exceptions: you probably even remember a few from your schooling. But they stick out in part because they're so rare.