On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:25:42AM +0000, Sriram Karra wrote: > > 8. Children talk back to adults. > > "I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on > the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless > beyond words. > > When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of > elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of > restraint." > --- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C.
It doesn't mean the old chestnut isn't applicable. Things go up and down, now they're in a downward phase in most of the world. That the educational system has peaked somewhen in 1960s/1970s is pretty undisputed. The question is how low it will go before it will go up again.
