When I was going to school in the 70s, half my teachers were WWII veterans. There were no 26 year olds teaching, not even first grade. Now you have 26 year old teachers having sex with their 16 year old students.
I hear ya. I remember being in high school on the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. I remember it because the teachers were talking about it... in terms of personal participation on the ground.