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But dealing responsibly with these anxieties needs some reality-checking. Without a coherent sense of what makes for long-term human well-being, the educating of a new generation is hamstrung from the start. The report doesn't quite say that we are without such a coherent sense, but it notes a whole range of things that strongly suggest there is a huge amount of ground to make up.

In particular, our attention is drawn to the effect of obsessive testing in the educational process, and to our casual attitude towards preparing young people for a working environment.

But behind these and other specifics, there lie deeper troubles. We tolerate levels of arbitrary violence in our entertainment that have a debasing effect on everyone's imagination. We shy away from confronting the cost that may be involved in preserving stability in our relationships.

Despite serious efforts to change the situation, we remain a gravely unequal society. The effects of poverty still fall disproportionately on the young.

In short, this report is telling us that adults have to change if children are to be better cared for.