To the extent that such tendencies remain in the government schools, and in the private schools modeled after them, such practices contribute to a sense of boredom and purposelessness in students. And boredom and purposelessness probably have something to do with the fact that bullies in school perpetually torment the unpopular kids. Several Columbine students claim to have been constantly terrorized by other students. Not only do bored students tend to pick on others more, but they also tend to find rebellious fascinations that alienate them from others, thus contributing to the social friction. The emphasis on boring, repetitive tasks is only one competing tendency in today's government schools.
Many classes are interesting and many teachers capture their students' excitement.
But not always or even often. Supporters of market schools argue that schools in free competition are more likely to respond to the learning needs of students than is the entrenched government education bureaucracy. This would tend to reduce boredom and purposelessness. Character Education Government schools claim to be neutral on issues of religion and morality, but they necessarily cannot be. So government schools must foster some form of character or moral education, at least implicitly.