Most of what passes for education is merely training

Albeit sophisticated training that for the most part serves the interests of those who profit from the status quo

Well, training is valuable. The problem is that all schools do is train rather than teaching any real critical thinking skills.

Of course, the kind of training needed for an information-based economy leads to an interesting crossroads for this system. In the Industrial Age, schools only had to teach children to sit still and do mind-numbingly repetitive tasks all day. Now, however, competing in the "new economy" means you need some higher-level brain functions, which might eventually be turned to subject matter people in power might not like.