I think history might refute your claims. A) Teaching methods haven't changed that much in centuries, millennia, arguably, and they are quite similar across ci

I think history might refute your claims. A) Teaching methods haven't changed that much in centuries, millennia, arguably, and they are quite similar across civilizations and cultures, and they do effectively well. B) People are more 'free' today than they have ever been in history in terms of ideas, ideals, choices, opportunities. 80 years ago you would have been expected to serve in the Army, 50 years ago - at least the draft. Most teens nowadays wouldn't even contemplate doing something remotely 'selfless' unless it was padding their resume. So I can't help but to balk at your claim that people are 'obedient' now. Have a look at a 'soup kitchen' line up from 1929: even the unemployed and homeless all wore suits, proper overcoats and hats. They dressed with more established decorum than Mark Zuckerberg Billionaire. I'm not saying it's right/wrong, better/worse - but I don't think it's possible to say that people today are more conformist.