I hate the CCP as much as anybody but the divide between Simplified and Traditional is (a) a little bit more complex and (b) not actually much of a divide. I can read both even though I only 'learned' simplified.

Nevertheless, I agree with the spirit of your post and lament the degeneration of a good education. Common core is far inferior to trivium-quadrivium, for example, and they certainly don't teach critical thinking in Mainland China.