Ain't got no learning?

Rating: MS
Why is it that everybody wants (expects) an education, but nobody wants to be educated? Schooling is required in America until one is 16, parents push their children when they are babies to get a head start on learning, finanical advisers help families save for college, and high schools report how many in their graduating class go on to higher education.
With all this education, people are still reluctant to look educated. Don't use big words, don't continue learning, don't make serious talk--small talk, please, etc.
I'm slightly provoked, realizing that there is so much out there that I will never learn.