[T0rajir0u]

One of the really big issues is that the system hasn't significantly changed in decades. The methods of teaching haven't changed, but the content keeps getting updated because students have to learn more and more. What the system needs is an update of its methods, which is impossible because it's so decentralized.

Now, one of the benefits of our system in general is that kids get a decent amount of choice. In other countries (China is a great example), a student picks an academic path at the beginning of high school which essentially dictates a career path. Here, students have much longer to choose.

The problem with this is that while you're deciding, schools are trying to teach you everything you need for all those career paths. And doing it horribly because reform costs money.



Edit: You know what would be nice? If education was a market. There's plenty of demand for it, which would produce a lot of competition, and the quality of the product would skyrocket as a result.