the problem is that in schools, kids learn not science, but examples of science, without understanding what science is.
They don't learn biology, but examples of biology, without understanding any context, history, aims.
They don't learn about languages, but just an example of a language, and only small parts of it.
There is no context, and especially, there is not even an attempt to connect one thing to another, or to provide any context or relation.
Sadly, schools don't even teach learning anymore. They just teach succeeding by imitation. So yes, we're in big trouble. Or they, if you're old enough.