I thought this article really jumped the shark when he started referring to everybody as "slaves" The one aspect of what he said I do agree with is that most o

I thought this article really jumped the shark when he started referring to everybody as "slaves" The one aspect of what he said I do agree with is that most of what is taught in school is not useful, remembered or applied in daily life. It's where the "mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" meme comes from. You spend large swathes of your childhood being expected to memorize useless information and regurgitate it back and if you aren't effective at that or motivated to do that, it's a big problem that has consequences from getting punished by your parents to affecting your ability to get into college and train for a career. And that does suck. Imagine how different our society would be if instead of precalculus or trigonometry, there were courses on personal finance and critical thinking skills. Or practical application of the types of logic you learn in math courses (programming.)