first of all i don't assume "learning only what i consider to be important" is good, not just because at the age people do not have the ability to tell what is

first of all i don't assume "learning only what i consider to be important" is good, not just because at the age people do not have the ability to tell what is really important (for themselves). but the key is: learning what you consider to be not important is just as important. it's like learning math: to have children learn and practice multiply for years is not about getting them the ability to multiply 2 numbers above ten in head, but giving them routine for broad topics in "real life" (from not being cheated at paying at a store to "higher level" logics of "thinking"). on the other hand i really think our education (and this is about our university education in my country - hungary) is too much based on "dictionary knowledge" in contrast to getting people able to solve real life problems (so teaching people how to think and be creative). but the k-12 education is much about getting you a "general education" (that is expected by the local society/culture). so the time is not the bottleneck here i think. excuse me for my english