We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. They are a hundred times better educated than their grandparents, and ten times more sophisticated. There has never been such an open-minded group. The problem is that no one is giving them anything fresh. They've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leary argues that modern youth are highly educated and open-minded but lack fresh ideas to engage their intellect.
- In plain terms
- Young people are smart and open but have nothing new to think about.
- What can you take from it?
- Education without new ideas leaves potential untapped.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What fresh ideas does your generation need?
- How do you engage an educated mind?
Another view
It assumes education alone defines sophistication without considering lived experience.
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