The Morality of Intervention

In this post I'm not talking about an alcoholic intervention, I'm talking about an intellectual intervention. Is it ethical to step in and scream at the top of my lungs, or do whatever it takes to try to disrupt the downward spiral of intelligence in America, or is it better to let us fall, let us crumble, collapse until all that remains is a mass of poorly educated zombies shuffling here and there. The problem which I wish to put a stop to is our idiodic media, and pop culture putting emphasis on the fickle short term fun aspects of life, parties, drinking, popularity, and all the sort of issues you'd see depicted in any "TEEN MOVIE," and not drawing attention to the long term pleasurable activities, such as gaining knowledge, and bettering one's self as a whole. Our whole idea of education isn't focused on what we learn, but who we meet, what we do outside of the classrooms to entertain ourselves that our society cares about. The ethical issue here is should one try to convince others that it is better to sacrifice those fickle yet more instantly gratifying pleasures, to better one's self as a whole, and in doing so one improves society, and the relationships within it. Obviously people know that intellectual activity is good, otherwise we wouldn't have schools at all, but why do we put frivolous activities over our education? Ask any high school student, well almost any, there are a few outstanding intellectuals, but any average high school student what the best part of high school was and they'll say something like, "living it up with my friends," or "The parties," often followed by a "Woooohoooo," or an "ow ow." Now this is a great thing, social activity is healthy and necessary, but that shouldn't be the best part of HIGH SCHOOL, that should be the best part of being a teenager. The point of school is to learn, and yet for some reason, we as a nation HATE to learn. "I don't want to go to school," "I don't want to do my homework," "I don't wanna go to that class," "I DON'T WANT TO LEARN." Yeah I'll admit, even I have said this before, but its just what kids say, its what we've come to believe was cool to say. THe kids who enjoy learning are nerds, outcasts, lame, but those who live it up at the expense of their lessons are cool. Not to start some jealous rant on the cooler class, because I've been on both sides, I've had people tell me, "dude, what're you talking about being an outcast, I thought you were the popular one," and other people sayy, "dude you're a loser." The thing is I've learned from it all, but is it right for me to try to make others learn like me? Is it just to help others take pleasure in every activity in life because it is all a lesson? Is it possibly even an irresponsible act not to spread the knowledge? I don't know, but I am willing to err on the side of utilitarianism, it is better to help the masses, even if I or a few others must suffer to do so by shaking up the status quo.