I can agree the general/public schools can suck a lot just depending on the environment and teachers alone but I do miss one factor in schools in Finland; free warm meal every day which menu varied daily (minus weekends). Overall I think the schooling system is very much outdated everywhere though; the schools are meant to prepare students for being productive members of society and give basic education which is meant useful.<br/><br/>But there are no courses covering how to pay taxes, how to fill tax forms, and other everyday stuff that is thrown at you when you turn 18 and become 'independent' in most cases.