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"The student social caste system that has been entrenched in public schools for as long as most of us can recall is an obstacle to education. Ask any teacher if you doubt me."
There would be changes to this "social caste" system as a result, but the hierarchies would still exist.
"But eliminating the best-dressed quest and school-time dating game would benefit many students. To many, it might even be a relief."
I think it would be a relief to some, and a burden to others. Within the confines of the little box these people are working with, I think it would probably be a good idea, but the problems with our schools run much deeper than that.
I attended public schools until I went to college as an adult. I attended public school in several different states. Went from kindergarten through high school, then a community vocational school after that, before attending private colleges for my "higher education." Some of the big problems with our school system run much deeper than the distractions listed above. The biggest issue I think is that attendance and participation, as well as the learning topics are all compulsory. You will naturally have people who do not want to go to school in the first place, do not see the point in any given assignment and thus do not want to complete it, or would rather be learning about something else. Make people do something they do not want to do and add on to that the petty social structure that permeates our institutions (students AND teachers both) of learning, and you are going to have issues with student performance, guaranteed.
What is needed is for the people who care most about these children (the parents) to be active participants in their education. Secular, community-based home-schooling is the best option.