Education system

I, personally, think it's going to last forever and as time goes on, it's only going to get worse. Half of the crap they teach you in school is nothing you even apply to real life anyways, nothing but fillers. I agree with you 100%!!

Well, I think it is forever. Because companies will not hire you if you have no college diploma or transcript of records...

Where I am, schools are relatively useless-- the education system has been being "dumbed down" for years, which suits the government, and some companies, just fine. But it doesn't make for a healthy or productive system. That being said, with all the information available now, kids that waste their lives on Facebook etc. instead of at the library, on video games instead of doing research and learning, and on TV instead of improving themselves are also to blame, as are the parents who have time to push their kids to learn and don't do so. Some of our great thinkers were self taught, and everyone has access to information that has access to the internet. People just choose not to learn for themselves, or think for themselves-- which I don't understand at all, but I was never like that.

To answer you questions, I would say as long as there is a market for this type of education it will be supplied. But what your discussion brings to my mind is how you suggest we change it? Before there were mass education schools available to all there was the apprentice system for some, others were laborers and military foder, and for those who lived in places invaded by stronger people there were slaves. It's true that for the wealthy there has been what can be called higher education, that being learning for learning's sake with little or no need to enter the labor market. Whar never ceases to admaze me is that many, if not most of those who we call great through out history had little or no education, but were driven to invent, teach and create in subjects that have made them great among mankind.

You are right gread as well as knowledge are important. Sorry but not understand the discussion.