Thread: The loss of basic skills in school

I'm sure sometime in 19th-20th century when public education took off there were similar discussions in the barbershops of all these youngsters being taught useless stuff, like how to read and write, instead of be skilled with the hammer (actually half of my grandparents kept telling me that I'm doing really bad tiring my brain and should give up all that schooling and take on a real work like ploughing and shepherding).
All that writing is the worst assault of just keeping things in memory that ever was.

I say lets go straight to the root of the evil, learn from that Alexandria fire and get rid of all the bad stuff!