I know the School System is not perfect. I accept that. Teachers are underpaid, and some schools (although these are becoming rarer and rarer outside of Faith Schools) attempt to force children into Christianity. However, I disagree that the principles of School have become polluted.
Most Children beyond Primary-School-Age go to school to Learn. Some younger children go to school because they have to, but that is because they have yet to discover the importance of Learning, but most Secondary-School pupils realise that learning is important, and go to school for that purpose. Bidda, I don't know what kind of morons seem to live in your area, or even where that area is, but I assure you that they do not reflect the attitudes of people in England, at least.
You say that children now go to school to get Grades instead of to Learn. I don't see where you got the idea that these are two separate concepts. Grades exist to prove that you have Learned something. Maybe the Exams in America are different, but here in England we have to learn things in order to pass them...
Bidda, you seem to think that the whole "School-Grades-College-Qualifications-Job" transition is somehow bad. I'm not sure what part of this sequence you object to, to be honest. From your argument, it seems that you either object to the idea of needing qualifications for certain jobs, or you object to the idea that getting a good job is important. I'll go through these separately, so just ignore the paragraph that doesn't apply...
I think there is a damn good reason why you need certain qualifications for certain jobs, and that is that
certain jobs require you to learn things in order to do the job successfully. I don't see your problem here. I very much doubt that your average person who has never studied Medicine in their life could go on to be a Doctor, for example. Of course, you might be of the belief that grades are not a necessary part of the Learning Process, but again, I disagree. We can't have people just saying "Oh, I've learned all that. Can I go and hold people's lives in my fingertips now?" and then being allowed to go on to be a surgeon, can we? We need some kind of proof that they are competant enough to perform their job. That's what Qualifications are for.
If you are of the belief that getting a good job is unimportant, then I beg to differ once more. I believe it is important to give something back to the society that has raised you and cared for you since birth. I don't think it's all about the money at all...
If I have misinterpreted your argument, then I apologise. You're just no good at explaining things...
