I am glad my kids are in private school (except the oldest whom is autistic and they are more concerned with keeping him in his seat than indoctrinating in the sp-ed classes.) I was an ed major for a year in college. I would look around the classrooms at my future peer group, and I couldn't bear the thought of working with them for the rest of my career. When I went in to the program, I wanted to change education and make a difference (HA!). I found that new thoughts were not welcome.
I had the exact same experience. I graduated from college and decided to go back and get my Masters in Education. I could not believe the hostility towards the parents in the classroom - the professors taught that parents are the problem with the system.
I too had that "look around" at the lemmings that were taking everything the professor said as gospel and realized I would never survive in the profession. Free thinkers were not welcome.