If the school's goal is different from your goal for your child, then you aren't going to be able to change that experience. Just like if the CEO thinks that 'dog eat dog' is the best way to run a company, that's what you'll experience working there. No amount of deciding you'll run things differently (differentiation), complaining (advocacy), and yoga and therapy on the side (afterschooling) is going to change that.
That's not quite true.
You can actively undertake a rebellion against the school leader using COINTELPRO techniques.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO
