Great words. I live in Japan where testing and the stress it induces to an expanding mind is vicious, heinous, irresponsible. As a family we left to educate our children outside the country at age 10 when the testing geared up, but they returned for international school and to re-immerse themselves in the culture. I have a friend whose 5 year old son will write his elementary school entrance exam in a few weeks. Then two years of bliss-filled learning before 4 years of cram schools to get into a 'good' Junior High. One year to relax then two years of cram schools to get into a 'good' High School. Three years of cramming and the last year, in and out of school, is only university entrance preparation. This why Japan is such a unique stew of old and new. Rote learning and memorization contributes to a remarkable herd-like absence of thinking / analytical ability. The system produces automatons in a society imbued with fine artisans. Such is change.

One other aspect I think would be of value in schools would be how to approach, maintain, and understand relationships / others. Or should that be done at home... yes.

Nice to see your keyboard is firing on all cylinders.