I think our education system as abysmal. We don't teach people why things work the way they do for the most part. We spend far too much time on getting formal t

I think our education system as abysmal. We don't teach people why things work the way they do for the most part. We spend far too much time on getting formal things "just right" like grammar, spelling, the details of arithmetic, etc... and not enough about all the things we've learned through history, and why they are useful. With education as poorly executed as it is, no wonder we're too ignorant and lack wisdom to run things for the benefit of all.