In a meritocratic society, education is a mechanism for reproducing classes based on an individual’s abilities. Those who use education to escape their disadvantaged circumstances become “mythical beings,” exceptions to class reproduction, and people increasingly focus on these exceptional cases of “success” and rely more on education (academic and cultural capital). Consequently, meritocratic education encourages educational omnipotence, excess, and waste. The key issue is that this notion of “exceptionality” discomforts those who have transitioned classes and those who have not, demanding self-sacrifice from the former and self-loathing from the latter. Meritocracy places responsibility on the individual concerning academic achievement, educational outcomes, or the possibility of class transition. In discussing sociocultural reproduction, Bourdieu approaches these non-reproductive exceptions of class transition at the individual level. Complementing Bourdieu’s discussions, Chantal Jaquet analyzes factors enabling class transition: ambition, imitation, socioeconomic conditions, emotions, placement, and environment. This study aligns with Jaquet’s work, exploring what meritocracy conceals, why education is not the sole driver of success, and what should be emphasized in education. This approach seeks to expand the discourse on meritocracy and provides a theoretical foundation for empirical studies on reproduction and non-reproduction.