Quote Originally Posted by b1gwi11 View Post
however i would also say that for a system to work EVERYONE in it has to work together, meaning the people running it (i.e principals, etc.) have to cooperate with students, and vice versa
Correct. If the teachers aren't doing a good job or aren't motivated enough, the students will certainly not do as good/learn as much. We've all lived it. That old, boring, borderline senile crumpet who sits in front of the class, vomiting his knowledge with the highest disregard concerning how he transmits his knowledge as he waits for his retirement day to come.

the biggest fault i have with the current school system is that it merely teaches everyone the same thing, with very few alternative options, so that it lumps people together as a whole, when in fact (as much as we like to think) not everybody is equal. some people have different needs than others, and in my experience at least, school systems today just arent meeting them
Schools are supposed to teach the basics. And, when you say they all teach the same things, it would be sort of a big problem if not all the schools had the same program. Can you imagine being refused, say, a scholarship just because you went to a school they don't deem good enough?
When you mention different needs and different people, I'll assume you don't mean mentally handicapped ones, but rather the differences that pertain to how we learn and remember information, such as being auditive or visual. Let's face it, some people don't do as well with certain subjects. Really, we can't accommodate every single student. Schools do their best, and it's up to the kids to make up for the rest. Of course, some will have an advantage over others, and as much as it sucks, that's life.

EDIT: im not speaking about the entire education system of the US, just my experiences with it. im sure there are much better places than where im at but still.
I hear ya.