The number of people that will say, without irony, that they expect upper level classes to follow a normal distirbution in grades boggles my mind. College by de

The number of people that will say, without irony, that they expect upper level classes to follow a normal distirbution in grades boggles my mind. College by definition involves a great deal of gatekeeping and self selection. As for the larger trend, I can't help but think it's as much due to better teaching and exponentially more available resources (both for self study ie internet and provided by universities (got to spend that tuition money on something)). From my limited experience (parents went to the same school I did) on a material level classes are objectively harder (more information, deeper coverage, more advanced topics) so sometimes it feels like the "grade inflation panic" is built on a older generation upset that young people might be outpacing them.