I was just about to make a thread about this.

The American education system is a joke, and it is, in my opinion, the main factor in the degeneration of our society. Our schools DO NOT provide students with an opportunity to grow (Aside from the social aspect, which is not even directly related to the school itself) as people. Depth is just not present in the school system. Not only that, the curriculum deliberately caters to the lowest of people, and the slightly below average and above students are left to waste away for twelve years.