>Considering how little most adults seem to remember about what was taught in high school I'm not entirely sure how much value it provides. maybe it's an elite

>Considering how little most adults seem to remember about what was taught in high school I'm not entirely sure how much value it provides. maybe it's an elite small percentage who push society forward and improve it, and it's important that they are discovered and learn by learning and not as important what the rest do with their education. I think society should be organized around the common (wo)man, but the common man wants the best doctor when he needs medical care, and the common woman wants the best aircraft designer to have designed any plane she flies on. that's not to say that we should not look for better ways to educate people, perhaps we can find more doctors and plane designers, but just because 10% (or whatever) is all we get out of education doesn't make our education system a bust.