It was also pushed along by the Vietnam war. Kids didn't want to be drafted, and a lot of teachers didn't want to see their brightest as gun fodder. The only wa

It was also pushed along by the Vietnam war. Kids didn't want to be drafted, and a lot of teachers didn't want to see their brightest as gun fodder. The only way to get around the draft was to get into college. Thus began that sneaky grade inflation problem that all highschools and colleges swear doesn't exist.