>It takes intense systemic conditioning to suppress their natural curiosity.

Yep, the public school system in America excels at squelching curiosity and any desire to learn.

It's not a particularly American phenomenon.

I can remember reading "Deschooling Society" by Ivan Illich whilst in the UK's comprehensive school system.

On retrospect, I don't think I realised the importance of schools facilitating socialisation, rather than just learning.

Just to be clear, you are saying, matter of factly, that the whole point of the American education system, is to suppress free thought.

You better tell Congress, the last thing they want is for America to fall into totalitarianism.

John Taylor Gatto was an award-winning public schoolteacher who more-or-less agreed with this sentiment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_Gatto

How are you incapable of understand sarcasm? In fact you're arguing from Appeal to Authority now. I just, I don't understand. The weird thing is that your argument is extremely convincing at first glance even though the entirety of your argument is in a link to wikipedia?

Sharing knowledge and understanding doesn't have to be an argument.

Just what do you expect my response is going to be to that? I certainly don't understand anything more now. You bring up someone obscure and state he is representative of what I could conclude is all teachers urging for reform of our education system? Maybe after reading the previous arguments by COMPLETELY SEPERATE PEOPLE I have been mislead.

Not to be personal or anything, but I went to public school.

I found this on the ground, did you drop it? </s>