A Strange Thing Happened in the Sixties

A lot has been written about the Sixties, most of it, in my opinion - useless. I am going to take a different look at it - and contrast the American attitudes, before and after - towards learning.

Young people, in the Fifties, were expected to go to college, and graduate with useful degrees. This meant they had to learn something - and often difficult somethings. Young people who did not, suffered from social stigmatism, and felt inferior.

In the Sixties - that, in fact extended from the late Sixties to the early Eighties - a startling change happened. People regarded learning not with enthusiasm - but with horror! This was especially noticeable in the Young - who may have gone to college, but learned nothing - but in any case, were content to have a simple job. They wanted to have fun - not to study.