I think that's the point. The education for working-class people does not encourage imagination, writing (or even reading) for pleasure. The state school system is designed to turn out conforming factory workers (literally - that's what it was founded to do).
How many Einsteins spent their lives working in a coal mine because that's the only thing that their entire upbringing prepared them for?
How many Einsteins spent their lives working in a coal mine because that's the only thing that their entire upbringing prepared them for?