In teaching physics at a local college, I was bemused and confused by the contradictions I could see in the students.  Many were very intelligent and intellectually engaged in knowing more about ‘science’.  Few, however, questioned what they were taught.  They were motivated by grades and attaining degrees, not by knowledge itself.  Few if any of them would ever challenge the ‘system’. 

When I confronted them by saying ‘controversial’ things such as ‘evolution is demonstrably false and unscientific’, or ‘Einstein’s theories are unproven and largely incorrect’, the disbelief and horror were palpable.  Only a few would dare to pursue or even argue the topic.  Most just wished I would shut up and force feed them what they needed to pass their exams.  The system to manufacture graduates, grinds on.  More here