They only wanted to know if I was learning what they were teaching. I was a student, not a patient. As a result, those of us who attended school in those years came out of the system pretty well educated. We fought in World War II and won, and many of my colleagues went on to build the foundations of what is today our high-tech economy. Tom Brokaw has called us the best generation in American history, all because we knew how to read and write, defended the U.S. Constitution, and adhered to biblical moral principles.
Psychologists deal with mental and behavioral disorders.
They deal with deviants from the norm, and therefore require highly specialized training. Teachers are supposedly trained to teach children academic skills and a body of significant knowledge. The children they teach are generally considered normal. But behavioral scientists have targeted normal children as those requiring radical change. All you have to do is read Prof.