That misses the point, which is that rote memorization and the recitation of facts does not lay any kind of intellectual foundation, but rather attempts to turn children into diligent factory workers.

You think that memorizing facts in school is useful for factory workers?

It's the behavioral compliance of memorizing facts that you're not particularly interested in on demand that is a useful trait for factory/office workers

you're describing building an A frame - one of the most efficient ways to build a house