I always wonder, how much money in today's dollars, was spent per student, educating the generations that brought us the Apollo missions, nasa, atomic bombs, the ww2 generation, the microwave oven, fuel injection systems, the microprocessor, jet aircraft, the space shuttle, air Jordan's, etc etc etc. Then I think about how much money we spend nowadays and how much is wasted and how terrible the results are.  Perhaps our culture has change from self reliance, hard work and responsibility  to whiny, entitled, victims.  Not for the better.