I'm trying to remember what book it was, but I was reading a parenting book that took a chapter to discuss adolescents and teenagers. He said that 'teenagers' did not even exist till after WWII (I think). That you were a child and then you were basically an adult as soon as you could be of use to society. There was no 'in between' like we have now, where you learn about life and pretty much just 'have fun' till you hit your 20's. A family farm can't have 15 year olds that sleep till noon, kwim?
I would say taking education for granted all falls into that whole thing. It's not 'fun' and it doesn't seem to enhance the right-hereight-now.
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