Is it common for people to view the world as I do?

[Infinite]

Well, I must agree with you that the educational system is flawed and meaningless. They are not creating thinking beings, but workers, mere labor. The fact is that in today's world everything revolves around having a good job and earning as much money. Life is all about "winning". The capitalist system is built on an orange / yellow energy pattern that encourages power gain over others, competition and selfishness. Society is a stone jungle governed by the law of the strongest. All of this is basically an STS perspective. Although in a broader perspective I also agree with you that the concept of money is one of the biggest distortions on this planet. Ra implies that the money variable (which did not exist in Venus) was one of the main variables that hindered their work with the earthlings:

Let us expand upon this point. When we were aided by sixth-density entities during our own third-density experiences, we, being less bellicose in the extreme, found this teaching to be of help. In our naïveté in third density we had not developed the interrelationships of your barter or money system, and power. We were, in fact, a more philosophical thirddensity planet than your own, and our choices of polarity were much more centered about the, shall we say, understanding of sexual energy transfers and the appropriate relationships between self and other-self.

(60.15)

However, also be aware of the fact that the school environment, as well as any other environment where there is interaction with other selves, are good opportunities for the entity to experience the catalysis and to begin its spiritual development. I also think that although the teaching method is flawed, it is undeniable that we need the information that is taught to us. So, you have the option of knowing the fact that you are in a "matrix", you can use it to your advantage, transmitting to others your perception of how things really are and being catalysis for their questioning. This is a form of service and a way to evolve even within the educational limitations exposed by you.