The young are largely impressionable. You put them in an academic system designed for indoctrination and the results are predictable. I was in my late thirties when I went back to school and got my degree. That life experience was critical in allowing me to recognize the indoctrination and not fall for it. The only reason I graduated magna cum laude instead of summa cum laude is because I challenged some things and was punished for it early on. I then learned to play the game and not challenge them on anything.