Bad education? I think there is *some* disagreement as to what is "good" education. Some feel strongly that education is about infusing youngsters with what the teachers and their supporters think is "fact." While others feel that good teaching is about encouraging students to think think creatively and ask questions. The problem with the later is that if they are asking questions, then those questions will inevitably turn to religious doctrine, which needs to be supported by faith and not fact or reason. Therein lies the rub.

Teaching "facts" and not thought process may suit some needs. But if all the students accept those "facts" and do not question, then there is no progress, no discovery, no invention, no growth.

Saul