Undergraduates are remarkably optimistic. They think American education is getting better and better. History is a tale of relentless progress over many decades.
The young haven’t given up on American education.
That’s the conclusion I drew from the final paragraphs of the essays 60 students wrote in November 2013. Nearly everyone finished their papers with cheerful endings. They earnestly said that “multiple attempts have made great strides” as Americans “keep pushing forward to success” and “always find a way to provide exactly what each person wants and needs out of their education.”
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