It all reminds me of the issues I discussed in my Three Conflicting Pillars series of posts, and that no one, other than Kieran Egan, raises as a national debate. It's like a conspiracy of silence:

http://jarche.com/?p=1118

The problem is schooling, and we have to examine its roots and see what we, as a society, need to change. However, this requires research, knowledge and "informed debate", not the drivel we hear from politicians and much of the electorate (just read the comments on the CBC website for examples of this drivel).