<p>All I can say is that the rigor of the high school education I got is nothing compared to what my kids have gotten. I would also say that the students I see now at the Ivy I attended 30 years ago are measurably more accomplished than those who attended when I did (including me). I’ve also always felt that if the norm in a school is excellence, it’s misleading to give people achieving that norm a C.
So while I think that some of the concerns raised are quite valid (such as the decline in reading), I don’t the problem is grade inflation at the top schools.</p>