Education in America Author:George Charlse Roche III INCREASING NUMBERS of Americans express concern over the deterioration of modern society, accurately pinpointing various failings—social, political, and economic. Most of us are far better at discovering shortcomings than describing solutions. As the result, conversations on the American decline usually conclude with the following argument: Sinc... more »e society can be no better than the level of understanding displayed by its individual members, and since the individual's understanding is based largely upon his educational experience, we can only arrest the national decline by "more education."« less