The problem these days is that people expect to be given answers, or at least led to them, instead of finding or developing them. 

The problem these days is that people accept the answer, blindly.

The problem these days is that people expect an answer to exist. Period. 

The problem these days is that kids have to move on to the next grade for social reasons, for economic reasons, for pure capacity reasons. So, we teach to the test. We give answers.

The problem these days is that people are accustomed to instantaneous gratification. They expect a path of least resistance and expect said resistance to have been mitigated by others before they get there.

The problem these days is that too many people want the because without taking the time to ask the why.

The problem these days is that too many people think design is only creative and only aesthetic.

The problem these days is that the phrase ‘problem solving’ is too often associated only with mathematics.

I propose the White Wall Test:

7ft high, 7ft wide, 2 inch thick white free-standing drywall stands in a space. Space above, space on either side. Anchored to the floor/ground.

Well…

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[addition 1.7.2009 @ 10:55 EST - Not referring only to "kids these days" as many people have mentioned in response. There are plenty of 30+ cubicle cowboys out there to whom I'd be interested in administering the test]

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