Business and politics are human endeavors that are easily measured; the results of business and politics are generally objective and unequivocal. Profits sufficient for the owner or shareholders defines successful business. Capturing more votes makes one a political winner. (Yes, I know there are plenty of exceptions but let’s not get distracted.)

In both cases, the measure is clearly defined and quantifiable. In both cases, also, the term is relatively short; profits are reported quarterly, elections held every few years. Further, in each case, there is an element of competition; businesses gain greater profits or market share than other companies producing similar products or services, and elections have winners who take office and losers who remain in the citizenry.

Learning is a natural phenomena that is not clearly definable, it is difficult to quantify, and it is long-term in that the quality of the education may not be known until much later and the judgments of the quality can change over time. What is learned, how well it is learned, and how long it stays learned are all aspects of human nature that cannot be defined and quantified like profits and votes.