>Is your argument seriously "kids these days"?* Maybe btilly's argument is parents these days. It isn't like kids wanted to fail in the past. The difference

>Is your argument seriously "kids these days"?* Maybe btilly's argument is parents these days. It isn't like kids wanted to fail in the past. The difference is that until recently, most kids on the football team didn't win any ribbons or prizes in the past, but now even the chubbiest, least co-ordinated loser is a winner who comes home with a 3rd most improved defensive player ribbon. Similarly, there was a time when an average student got a C. Now, a lackluster effort is often worth a B+. It makes perfect sense that people will have a distorted view of how difficult success is if they are never allowed to fail, never exposed to "dangerous" playground equipment of their grandparents' day, and who are always allowed to beg an excuse to get extensions or extra test-taking time.