Youth
>>> ...apparently plumbing the depths of my callowness and seeing the need for a prod or two.
Ah, callow youth. I, too was pointed to that very tome (..Vipers) while a sophomore in high school. This led to a reading binge which included Vance Packard (Hidden Persuaders), Lionel Tiger (Imperial Animal), Ashley Montegue (Natual Superiority of Women), Konrad Lorenz (On Aggression) and many, many others. Hasn't stopped now, 4-5 decades later. (Of course, my parents helped - led me to the Chicago Public Library and said "this door is not locked".)
For better or worse, school is the place to set youth on their future path. Too bad so many districts suffer from low budgets and other woes.
Thanks for the memory jog!
