Doesn't this just prove the fact that the US education system was never good in the first place (especially for the lower and middle class)? There's absolutely

Doesn't this just prove the fact that the US education system was never good in the first place (especially for the lower and middle class)? There's absolutely nothing scientific or moral about forcing a kid from age 6 to sit in a classroom for 8 hours straight twiddling their thumbs longingly looking outside the window. Forcing them from a young age to do regimented work that is clearly meant to be done at a later developmental stage will just cause them to hate it and zone out, which is what caused the problem the author is describing. If you're not truly engaging with kids, how will you get the results you want? None of those suggestions will solve the fact that the education system itself is incredibly flawed and near collapse.