[aik]

Few ideas:

1. Part of the issue today I believe is the standardization. Inherent in standardization is depersonalization, lower standards, skewed values and incentives, which leads to a mediocracy, and demoralization ensues, which leads to lack of care, which is directly related to a dying curiosity.

2. Another part is the poor understanding and poor acknowledgement of how humans learn. Meaning the system in places doesn't cater for the basic needs of kids/adults.

3. A third is a potential misalignment or friction between societal expectations of behavior and human nature.

Lastly, just because it could be true that people have always become disillusioned doesn't mean that the school isn't a driving force.