Grade Inflation in American Universities > gpa

This is ugly. It is not kind to tell people they have aced something when they really haven't. I appreciate reading this, but honestly, it is a bummer (how about that for old-fashioned slang).
Connie (a teacher, who wants to go to medical doctors she can trust, to send her grandkids to school teachers who actually know their material, etc., and wants to drive on roads and bridges designed by engineers who actually know what they are designing)