Seventy five years ago, the Ten Commandments were part of a kid's education.
And there was no "Reality television."
And most parents took responsibility for their kids.
And street drugs were not prevalent.
And, the ACLU did not have the clout it does today (it was founded in 1920).
And, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton had not yet corrupted several generations of youngsters.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh -- you get the drift. It would take a book to differentiate 1926 FRom 2006, and I haven't the time to write in now.
And one final point: Citizenship was a most important virtue back in the day.
Kids learned the finer points of good citizenship FRom school, their peers and adults. Examples of good citizenship were there for everyone to see and emulate.
Bad citizenship was punished. Anyone recall the Principal's Paddle? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
IMHO, the environment kids grow up in today hardly teaches them that being a good citizen in important to their present and their future.