The United States has a very poor attitude when it comes to education. Teachers are &quot;paid too much&quot;, &quot;work too little&quot;, etc... Yet without a strong foundation rooted in education we will see more or more individuals receiving sub-par experiences in school.<p>The counter-argument to this is that trade schools and apprenticeships are producing more hands-on training than the traditional educational model that the U.S. delivers. You start seeing speciality &quot;schools&quot; crop up with a focus on the &quot;career&quot; rather than an &quot;education&quot; (which I relate to being a broad &#x2F; generalized introduction to topics &#x2F; concepts and how they can be used).<p>Is there a perfect solution? Couldn&#x27;t tell you; I&#x27;m the wrong person to ask (ex-teacher now working as a Linux SysAdmin). But there IS a problem and one we need to address as a nation if we want to remain competitive across all fields on a global scale.