The "problems" with our educational system

[Emu]

I think part of the problem in higher level grades is the way textbooks present information. Instead of all-text books you had back in the day, most books now are filled with distracting pictures and little unnecessary "did you know" tidbits that waste space and jack up the price of the books. Not to mention the advertising a lot of publishers stick in the books ("If Coke has 11 mg of whatever and Pepsi has 33, how many more times does Pepsi have" stuff.) It seems like they dance around the actual information instead of presenting it. Also, there's been a huge decline in students actually reading what the book says; this is pretty evident in my math class, where everyone skips straight to the problem section instead of reading how to solve the problem.