Impression

"School is the first impression children get of organized society.
Like most first impressions it is the lasting one.
Life is dull and stupid, only Coke provides relief.
And other products, too, of course."
--John Taylor Gatto
(1937-2018) American school teacher of 29 years, author, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991
Source: "The Underground History of American Education", 2001