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Compulsory childhood education genuinely was designed to train adherence to authority & serve the labor market that existed at the time, and the format hasn't changed much. But yes, learning *does* present a risk to compliance, which is why very little of it happens at school
As you've pointed out, there are tons of great resources in schools, but students are given limited access to them. I think they're mostly props, tbh.https://twitter.com/jhogg17/status/989523555002994693 …
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In elementary school, I would stay in at recess to read -- this became a "problem," and I was forced outside. I'd read when the teacher was distracted, then be chided to "stay on task" & do the rote work I already knew how to do. I resorted to smuggling books into the bathroom.
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I *loved* reading, but my ability to focus/get into flow was hampered (possibly even in the long run) by being constantly distracted and chided or punished for doing it at any time aside from the 30 min/day allotted for it. This is an absolutely insane way to "teach" children.
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