Education for our past intellectual giants used to be self-education, through books and interactions with intellectual betters. A return to that would do us immeasurable good, although it would not be universally pursued due to differing personal goals and aptitudes. In fact, a minority of citizens in society would pursue it, taking us to a past societal structure where a college degree of repute would be held only by a few in the upper echelons.
Today’s public education is spoon-fed pablum. It is almost worse than no “education” at all.
We have all seen the damage being done to our children by our current educational system. We are opting out and looking for the best alternative.