And it has probably been true for 30 years. I’ve been increasingly dismayed at the stark loss of competence from what I already considered the low baseline of m

And it has probably been true for 30 years. I’ve been increasingly dismayed at the stark loss of competence from what I already considered the low baseline of my peer group. In my view grade inflation, no child left behind, common core, the lack of streamlining and gifted programs, the democratization of university, the increased cost of university and the reluctance to fail people who have paid so much money, rampant cheating by international students, etc all played a roll. Phones just poured fuel on the fire.