Same. People have been conditioned only to make the grade so the 'good' students develop the skills necessary to expertly consume and vomit up information. They are the "i took that class before and forgot everything about it" types.

In my case, I learned how to study well and have since built a foundation for independent study which I use to this day to adapt to anything.

It's a reference to the Prussian education system, you can read a summary here - https://www.infobloom.com/what-is-the-prussian-education-system.htm

And here an essay explains the problem with this system https://feltd.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/the-prussian-german-educational-system/

Yeah the democrats, lets have everyone got to college then no one to do any of the required labor that is essencial for a modern system of living like collecting garbage, work the fields, fix the streets unless we get that person with a bachelors degree to patch pavement since a degree is needed for shoveling asphalt in the summer.

Yeah and the college graduate have knowledge but no sense often times on how to apply that knowledge best.

Makes sense. We all need the sandwich makers. I could be wrong, but there is some extent of a risk-reward situation ongoing where you have people choose to coast through life working those easy entry level service jobs and you have higher jobs with greater reward that demand greater effort and risk.

For those who truly which to embrace the coup de grace, they will need to find specific leads from specific people.

Because you won't get any more than say, 10%-15% of actual thinkers in any country. The rest simply cannot think and will be educated/indoctrinated instead.