Education needs to emphasize the following; theology and ethics, reading and writing, history, art, science and mathematics in much that order. Theology and ethics is first because good societies ordered to holiness need to begin with ethics.
The order of priority of these subjects helps round out a fundamental human experience ordered to helping a society progress to a higher standard of living. A higher standard of living does not mean more goods or technology, but greater spiritualism and virtuous living which fulfills the human experience to a higher degree than materialism and technology.
The word education comes from the Latin "educare" which means to bring out. Prioritizing school subjects as above will help bring out the most human experience. These are the basics, and if a society gets these wrong then it will not truly progress.
Uniforms should be worn at schools.
Schooling begins from the day of birth at home by parents teaching right from wrong, good and evil, and the stories of the old and new testament. Then structured schooling around age six to sixteen depending on the capability of the student to progress.
In these years, one or more summers, or several months, should be spent on farms and fisheries to learn the value of growing crops, caring for animals, and fishing.
The next two years should be spent in intense learning of religion to culminate what the children have learned. The two years of learning are part theology, scriptural and sacramental, prayer and part service to the others. This is a time of discernment in separate monastic schools for men and women. The young adult steps closer to becoming an adult by discerning his or her possible vocation as a priest, nun, monk, brother, sister, married father, married mother, or single lay person. Each one of these vocations have important roles in society. The discernment process does not need to end at the two years set aside for it, but is a lifelong journey.
After the two years of monastic schooling, then four to six years of higher education is needed to specialize in particular fields of study.
The beauty of chastity needs to be emphasized throughout all of the schooling. Natural Family Planning should be taught when a couple marries.
