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What Carlin said was no joke, even though he's one of the best comedians of all time. Check out the history of our education system and you'll see that it was "modernized" in the early 20th centuries in efforts lead by the biggest industrialists and political progressives. Their often publicly stated aim was, seriously, to create different classes of people, some of whom they did not want to be good at math, some whom they did. They designed the pacing of the school day to match that of the factory work day, and they were trying to create enough people who were just smart enough to be reliable workers. Search youtube for John Taylor Gatto for instance, who's a famously unorthodox teacher who has written books about the history of our education system. You can see quotes from the progressives' meetings on education in which they themselves say what I just typed in their own words at this link if you're doubtful or curious:

Critical thinking is the enemy of statists. Here's a bit about Gatto for fun:

Legendary teacher and reformer John Taylor Gatto presented a scathing critique of our compulsory education system. He told how in 1991 when he won the award of New York's Teacher of the Year, he audaciously quit the profession, saying that he could no longer abide by the faulty structure.

Schools turn out "incomplete people" who become indoctrinated into the work force, he declared. Citing the educational focus on memorization and short answer tests, these "weapons of mass instruction," turn out a more docile population, that has not learned the skill of thinking comprehensively, said Gatto.