"Then, why on earth do we have a delayed 'mental puberty' nowadays ?" You may wonder.
I must say the phenomenon, albeit unexplainable by biologic evolution, does appear to be real. Most of our fresh secondary school graduates - and in fact medical students - appear green and have no grip on the real world.
Why, we had 6 years of free education since 1971. It became 9 years in 1979, and 12 years soon. To my surprise, the degree of "literacy" and other capabilities remain similar for all people who completed the free education - irrespective to the number of years. Imagine: In early 1970's, we expected a primary school graduate to be able to write reasonable Chinese, read Mark Twain or Conan Doyle, and could apply for police officer. Now, we have the same expectation for someone with a School Cert.
Are you coming to the conclusion that some invisible hand is slowing down the education / maturation process of the new generation ?
For what ?
I must say the phenomenon, albeit unexplainable by biologic evolution, does appear to be real. Most of our fresh secondary school graduates - and in fact medical students - appear green and have no grip on the real world.
Why, we had 6 years of free education since 1971. It became 9 years in 1979, and 12 years soon. To my surprise, the degree of "literacy" and other capabilities remain similar for all people who completed the free education - irrespective to the number of years. Imagine: In early 1970's, we expected a primary school graduate to be able to write reasonable Chinese, read Mark Twain or Conan Doyle, and could apply for police officer. Now, we have the same expectation for someone with a School Cert.
Are you coming to the conclusion that some invisible hand is slowing down the education / maturation process of the new generation ?
For what ?
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