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Dumb and Dumber: How America Graduated with Honors in the Death of Excellence (and Became a Nation of Participation Trophies, Scantrons, and Unparallel Parking)

Dumb and Dumber: How America Graduated with Honors in the Death of Excellence (and Became a Nation of Participation Trophies, Scantrons, and Unparallel Parking)

Share This Email: May 19, 2025 Written by Frank Glassner: CEO, Veritas Executive Compensation Consultants INTRO: The Long Slow Climb Down the Ladder There was a time—cue the violins and grainy newsreel footage—when “academic excellence” meant something. A time when college-bound seniors didn’t hyperventilate over red ink.

By Frank Glassner