Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 05, 2013
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Student 1: Are you kidding me? Student 2: Oh, my God! Student 3: Get out! Zipper: What's going on can't be good... Student 4: Damn! Professor: So some of you may be a little surprised by your grades... Zipper: What the...? Professor: You may not have been warned that this classroom is one of the few at Walden never infected by the self-esteem craze... Here students gain confidence through actual achievement, not through grade inflation and empty praise... The real world demands results. It doesn't much care whether you hold yourself in high regard. That era is over! See you tomorrow. Pawn Shop Guy: "Most Improved Camper?" Zipper: I got nine of 'em. I'm pretty sure that's real gold.
Now if we can eliminate tenure for educators as well and have teachers actually teach throughout their careers we will get somewhere.