[sputnik]

to be fair, it's not just the schools' fault. i think parents and family environment also have a lot to do with it. the more time i spend on the interwebz reading this type of thing, the more i realise just how lucky i was. if you don't grow up in a family where culture is important, with parents who read and teach you to love books, and take you to museums and have you watch documentaries and even stuff like animal shows on tv and not just cartoons, do cultural things when you're on vacation and not just amusement parks and beaches, eat interesting foods, you're almost destined to grow up complacent and mediocre, with no curiosity and a short attention span.