A challenging educational program disciplines young minds and teaches them to think beyond the walls of their own limited experience and self-interest. Serious scholarship has no shortcuts, and it can not be simulated. It requires effort. Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.
Complaints are well documented.
Parents complain that their children are not learning the basic knowledge and skills. They believe their children are capable of learning much more. First, graduates do not have a work ethic. Second, graduates don't have a firm grasp of the academic knowledge and skills necessary to do basic entry-level work. Knowledge versus Information U.S. graduates are not totally to blame for their inadequate knowledge and skill.