If the current education system was leading the world you might be right but our system isn't working. Whether you like it or not there are students who could give a hoot about biology or chemistry. They would rather work their hands fixing cars, building houses, driving heavy equipment. Here is a slant for you - the folks going to trade schools are coming out and getting jobs paying more than what Manet so called "educated" people are making. It's really funny how people will hold onto the sacred cow when it is clear it doesn't work in its current format.