Has education made us dumber as a society?

Look at the complete idiocy that comes out of universities, look at the adult children that have no grasp on how the real world works and how to present themselves to it. Look at the way we vote, the music we put out, the movies we put out, etc.

The education system nowadays does not teach children how to think and instead teaches them what to think. It seems we’re teaching kids to be great parrots but not much else.

We insist that every student go to college, we shite on the trade schools. We don’t point kids to that direction in high school, or after. And the worst part about it is a lot of high schools have tech type of programs that would have kids earning real cash straight out of high school. We teach kids that working a job like plumbing, or welding, or electricians are beneath them when they are very respectable career paths and one in which you can make great money in and not have the debt incurred from a college that some students simply aren’t cut out for.

We seem to be moving away from acknowledging excellence in the classroom for fear it’s not inclusive. Well what kind of message does that send to the students?

I believe that the federal department of education has ruined the education of our children and you can use the litmus test of average reading level, marks on tests, etc. from before it was implemented and after to come to that conclusion.

I know my question in the subject line is a bit juxtaposed; but I believe it’s a fair question.