There is much weight to the argument that the requirements to be a successful student have gone down, I'm inclined to believe that the requirements have skyrocketed. Students today are faced with an ever ballooning bulk of knowledge with which they are supposed to find the boundaries and gain control of enough interconnected parts to become a useful contributor to society. There's a lot of noise in the system, but the system is growing larger and larger. There's more footwork that could be done.
Is it so hard to believe that more students are performing at a close enough level to their forbears to deserve the honor?
Is it so hard to believe that more students are performing at a close enough level to their forbears to deserve the honor?