"Good teachers actively demonstrate why what they’re teaching is interesting/useful/insightful." A lot of what you learn has benefits beyond being obviously us

"Good teachers actively demonstrate why what they’re teaching is interesting/useful/insightful." A lot of what you learn has benefits beyond being obviously useful and insightful. It teaches you how to think. I hated maths and couldn't understand the practical purposes of it. However it helped me develop a way to think about problem solving much later in life. I hated ancient history, What possible benefit does understanding the battle of Troy have to do with me getting a job? It helped teach me critical thinking, which is incredibly important. While I agree there are problems with modern western education, you've just taken a few of personal anecdotes and written off thousands of useful programs.