> Would be a very difficult transition for the first generation to live under the new normal where an A is now a C. In 2019 Germany, tens of thousands of pupil

> Would be a very difficult transition for the first generation to live under the new normal where an A is now a C. In 2019 Germany, tens of thousands of pupils protested against what they thought were hard math tests on the "Abitur" – the last exam in school before university. Bad grades there would worsen their chances to secure a spot on a prestigious university or a desireable subject of study against pupils who got good grades from the old regime. (Or, if the next exam was easier, even against the next age cohort!)