WHY?

The many days spent in the grasps of the education system can take a toll on the average man, woman, or child. From the many math classes spent analyzing shapes and figuring out letters, to the science classes dissecting flowers and worms. We have all seen the oddities that school can throw at us, and frankly I am sick of it!
We start at the primary level, learning the most basic of human abilities. Such as, "sharing is caring," "treat others the way you want to be treated," colors, and the alphabet song. We then move to the intermediate level of schooling learning the "principles of 4 square," and "tetherball 101." Then lastly, the secondary level, learning such things as "Calculus," "Physics," "The Periodic Table of Elements," and the best ways to get out of awkward situations that are completely and totally your fault. Some people say that, "the most valuable things you learn are in the first three years of school," I agree with those people. As we sit politely listening to stories and having naps, we grow more in that time then we ever will in math class.  Do you ever look back fondly on that great Trigonomotry class that revamped you for the day, I say nay! But you do look back on the nap that revitalized you for the tasks at hand. "Treat others the way you want to be treated" has gotten me through much more then the parts of a worm ever will.
There is many sayings that pat the back of toddlers, but never young adults, ever heard someone talk about "how much you can learn from a teenager?" No! Ever heard someone talk about how much you can learn from a 3 year old? Heck Yes! Something is seriously wrong when highschool students are being outsmarted by 3 year olds.
"Children are the change we want to see in the world." Not young adults, Children, we are a lost cause, and school isn't helping
Why not?