Even kids in public school really want to learn useful stuff.
You could change that to:
Every kid wants to learn life!
Mathematics is useful, but how can you learn life when you're STUCK inside a building 40 hours per week? Life happens when you get out there and discover all those wonderfully non-standard situations.
It's funny how the goal of school nowadays is to keep kids calm. The quieter the class, the more gold stars for the school!
Stand still, be quiet, don't ask questions. Apparently that's the recipe for the "perfect" kid in our society. And not just at school - try taking them to the grocery store or restaurants!
Keep them quiet or watch the boomers do their signature eye-roll.
And oh boy, dare to hand them a tablet and watch the judgment rain down!
You just can't win... but at least we can laugh about it
Reminds me of the opening scene of 'The Matrix'.