When I was growing up, we had rocks for breakfast, and we were thankful, and perfectly healthy for it.

Not quite, but I grew up going to average public schools (managed by religious orders) with very large class sizes and minimal special services or facilities, and a decent but mixed group of teachers. I avoided PE so successfully I don’t think I went more than a few times in many years, and get out of breath from running since I was a teenager.

I support myself, feed myself, and do my part (through taxes) to enable that for quite a few other people too. I just don’t see why we need to have perfect and expensive schools before we can deliver productive members of society. But we do need a no-nonsense intolerant attitude about poor educational performance and inefficiency. And if you like running around a track, SDR, Allan, UCGal, etc. then go for it! I’ll be stirring my drink.