I don't think it's just an American thing that schools aren't that useful. Studies such the one linked below indicate that school choice has little impact on ed

I don't think it's just an American thing that schools aren't that useful. Studies such the one linked below indicate that school choice has little impact on educational outcomes. Education is important, but I don't think anyone is particularly better at providing it in classrooms. Private tutoring and small group studies show much more impact. You could argue that is evidence that homeschooling is better, but I think that would only apply if you have subject matter experts teaching topics. Personally I think parents should focus on sending kids to schools that don't overburden children with homework and instead provide many opportunities for extracurriculars. https://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/schoolchoicelottery.pdf https://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/schoolchoicel...