Throughout history and until recent generations, all the children among the Jewish people could read and write, discuss the texts in the books, and perform analysis and synthesis.
The study method was unique—discussions: One person says this, but another thinks differently, and why is this so? Where is it coming from?
This is how you develop a human being—through dialogues and through difference of opinion.
Conversely, in the contemporary classroom there are hardly any discussions. Children are required to receive everything from the teacher and settle for it, memorize it, and most important—to pass the test.