Unfortunately what happens in many places, and may potentially be happening in your place, is that you are expected to learn by rote and learn what's required t

Unfortunately what happens in many places, and may potentially be happening in your place, is that you are expected to learn by rote and learn what's required to pass the exam, but not necessarily learn and gain knowledge if you see what I mean. So since you're stuck there for the moment, you could choose to just go along with what's expected of you and leave the first chance you get. Intolerable is a strong word and if the examples you've given are your biggest issues, then you don't actually have it that bad. It's not necessarily intolerable, it's infuriating or annoying, but it is manageable. Understand that this won't be the first time in life you encounter this kind of a scenario will occur at many more times in your life. It won't magically stop when you leave to greener pastures.