Thank you for your perspective! You make excellent points. We’re in Canada, so our education systems are similar yet different. No one really remembers those facts unless they are made salient. Meaningful projects, putting on plays, teaching younger students, etc. rather than memorizing for a test and then forgetting the next day. However with current under-funding and under-resourcing, plus Covid restrictions, teachers are very limited in their ability to support students with more hands-on and meaningful learning.