Only if the US is a monoculture but we're a diverse multi-cultural society. Different cultural groups have different values and priorities.

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6LLvveMx2koXfwn 5 days ago | parent [-]

And different individuals within those cultural groups also have different values and priorities. A good education system supports everyone equally in achieving their goals.

	▲	corimaith 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Take that to its logical conclusion and we'd have individual, personalized tutors for each student. We don't have the resources for that, so some groups are going to get shafted. The question is which.
	▲	bpt3 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		And when those goals are orthogonal to educational achievement, then what? The greatest predictor of academic success is the education level of a student's parents.
	▲	dbish 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		eh no. a good education system educates the populous. if a student's goals are to play sports and never learn to read, that is irrelevant, they are measured on the education aspect. if their goals are to become a professional streamer, or they value "fame" over anything else, also irrelevant. we have and should set clear and high education goals. you can adjust teaching strategies towards those goals based on the student and aim to drive those goals even higher, and things like advanced classes are clear ways to do so.