The biggest problem of schools in America is the failure to create programs to learn a specific trade, apprenticeship programs. In countries such as Germany and Switzerland, each student are embarks on certain educational paths depending on their motivation with opportunities to change it at certain points in time. The problem is the education system in America provides on middle ground. It's not singular path everyone has to take, and you either pass or fail. If you aren't good at learning in typical fashion, there's other opportunities to get the knowledge you need to operate in this world.