Schools don&#x27;t have teaching the basics as their primary purpose. They aren&#x27;t even there for facilitating learning in general - if they were, they&#x27;d look a hell of a lot different. For one thing, they&#x27;d drop basically all the structure they provide and replace it with independent study and tutoring.<p>No, the primary purpose of schools is to teach children how to be controlled by authority figures. As a side bonus, it watches over children for a large period of time. Controlling parents insist on the state paying for what&#x27;s essentially day-care, so that&#x27;s what we get.<p>I have no clue how to fix things. Best advice I have is to opt out. &quot;Homeschool&quot; your children, don&#x27;t force them into learning anything in particular, and pay attention to what their actual goddamn needs are.