In what ways has education failed you?

Years out of school systems, and as I grew older and learned about life and history, it became clear to me that much of what COULD and perhaps SHOULD have been taught to me and my fellow students, was not. I also believe that many who teach history or are those who formulate what should be passed on to students, CONTROL/CONTROLLED what was to be taught. History covers a broad area. It's not only about our wars, but it's about the people, their backgrounds, their lives and experiences that are a part of America and its history. I am grateful I took on a habit my father had, which is reading. My eyes have been opened by the many books I have read over the last 10 years since I retired. And my father...a man who guided his son to see the world in ways perhaps his schools (s) were not. I'm not a big fan of liberalism, but with respect to my father, he had a streak of it (not radical-but realistic and practical and applicable) that served me well. I would not say education necessarily failed me, but it could have enhanced my existence too. That said, I 've a lament, that being, too, I wish I'd heeded the admonition I heard everyday as I went off to school. My Mother's words..."Pay attention in school!"