compulsory education is a main pillar of the twisted power structure in our society. power in society comes from a knowledge gap, and powerful people have all

compulsory education is a main pillar of the twisted power structure in our society. power in society comes from a knowledge gap, and powerful people have all the incentives to sustain it. consequently education is a battleground, and we, the honest people, have pretty much lost the battles for about a century now. the OP only makes sense when also considering this aspect of the question.