[Margaret Pilkington]

As for todays youngsters being media savvy.....well in my day the word media wasn't invented........what media was there? Newspapers.....radio, TV was something that was a luxury and most households didn't have it.
Todays youngsters have been brought up in the world of media...and one argument maybe that todays youngsters are socially handicapped in that they rely very much on text speak rather than communicate face to face. This means that interpersonal skills are very poorly developed in many of them.(no, of course I can't quantify figures for you - that is before you ask).

As for education - my education was very basic, but I chose to improve it. This choice is still available to those who have the foresight to see the value of education(but to some, educationis uncool)....and probably easier with internet access.