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"There are no bad regiments, only bad colonels" -- attributed to both Napoleon and Ulysses S. Grant

Whether it's the kids or the system that's "at fault," a system designed to help kids should adapt to help them even if the requirements for that change.

you're right but what concerns me is being trigger happy with change while lacking in requirements, which is my impression of the original post.

When everything around you appears broken, look for a mirror that isn't.

I think that the reason so many kids don't want to learn is not because of them - it's a result of the system.

I think it's a result of life. Diet, parenting, exercise, natural interests, drugs etc (things outside the education system) play as big a role. Current trend seems to be to blame the public education system for failings in other areas. There are an awful lot of kids who succeed the current education system, and an awful lot of life-paths that don't require higher education.

Could be better: absolutely. Completely broken: absolutely not.

Good point. It's probably the kids that are broken because they never study for their classes, party all the time, e.t.c.