Tony Woodlief over at "Sand in the Gears" has an excellent post that expounds upon the intellectual bankruptcy of our current educational system (make sure to visit all of the links in the article, including his original post). Perhaps someone will actually listen to what he has to say, but I don't think that will happen. Serious change would upset the status quo of the teaching establishment, and with their considerable political clout, they will stymie any threat to their fiefdom.