The document discusses several challenges facing the education system including gender issues, diversity, decreasing resources, and high expectations. It also references criticisms of the education system from 1907 and 1916 regarding its ineffectiveness. A 1958 quote criticizes how the education system has "degenerated" and focuses more on coddling students rather than challenging them intellectually. Overall, the document presents criticisms of modern education and some of the societal forces putting pressure on the system.