I'm Jewish, and I agree. It's nonsense to think that by putting on a yellow Jewish Star a kid could understand the complexities of anything. It's just feel good nonsense.
Feel good nonsense is right. But I think that in almost every circumstance, feel good nonsense is the best school can do thanks to the politics of schooling... which is why I don't believe in universal compulsory state-run schooling such as we have today.