Stupidity in America?

I hear a lot of people talking about problems with education in America, with Americans being misinformed or stupid, etc. I have also heard many ideas to try and solve this problem. Some people say there should be more American History classes in school, some people advocate Voucher programs, and still some say we should just increase funding. Others say things are fine as they are. What do you think? Here's a video that should bring about some interesting discussion that I found on youtube. I hope you all enjoy it, and I'd like to hear what your reaction(s) are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRUMmTs0ZA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eteamliquid%2Enet%2Fforum%2Fviewmessage%2Ephp%3Fcurrentpage%3D1%26topic%5Fid%3D58462

Please refrain from posting until you have at least seen the video.

>>15
What you said has no relation with what I said.  The problem is that education is a distant priority in American public schools, and unionization is a primary cause.  Why does it matter if unions work hand-in-hand with government (which is doubtful anyway)?  They still are too self-interested over the goals of education, which was my point.