"Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s? Excellence is not a zero sum game." NYT op-ed

There’s a time and place for that - maybe not during their exams at a level where they are still mastering (or trying to master) the basics. When your child was learning to walk, did you stand them on a 4-inch balance beam 3 feet above the floor and insist that they do all their walking there? Because how would they ever realize how much more difficult walking opportunities there are?