There have been many generations of men since the beginning of time. Modernistic Age - Previous generations were raised in the Modernistic Age that came about as a result of the Enlightenment. The key assumptions of this age was that knowledge is certain, objective, good and obtainable. Post Modernism is a radical reaction against this understanding of truth. In Post Modernism truth is not rational and objective.
Meaning depends on one's personal perception and truth is defined by each individual.
Good conduct was anything you could get away with. That was the message. They were led to believe there would be no real standards of performance. The idea of a 'failing grade' in school had been abolished. They were given little sense of belonging to anything.