Popularity Vs Education

In the past year or so I've seen a big change in our look on education. One thing I noticed at school was the pressure put on kids by each other to dress and act a certain way.One thing I never understood were the kids who had champagne tatse with a beer budget. People have been so consumed with whats in style that they totally forget that after High school you have to survive.Now kids who realize this are putting pressure on themselves to take life seriously.Now that all of us are starting get older we can see the maturity in each other. Not only are these kids changing becuase they want to move forward and grow, they change becuase the very people who enable them are telling them they have to learn to be responsible. Now there are still lost souls who really don't stand a chance in the real world but for the rest of us we can make it and will so long as we push ourselves. I have to say I have so much hope for my generation and in the battle of popualrity vs education ; Education has won.