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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure the factors you list create more meritocracy but the overall level of achievement is markedly higher today than back then. Whatever grade inflation and SAT scoring you want to cite, students are taking more advanced courses sooner than ever before. They’re just smarter than we ever were. [/quote]

You are conflating smarter with higher achieving.  [/quote]

This^^^

Not sure it's always better to be taking 10+ AP courses in HS.

I was tops in my class, 1400 SAT/4.0 UW in the 80s.  I took 2 AP courses as that is all my HS offered (English in 12th and APUSH).  There were not AP science courses available. 400+ in my graduating class and only 13 of us made it to Calculus in HS (12th grade)--not AP calc.  Yet somehow we all went on to be successful adults, but with way less stress and mental health issues.  I suspect that's partly due to us being allowed to be HSers, not college students at age 15.  
I attended a T10 university and graduated with a 3.9 GPA with a double major that required me to take overload almost every semester in my 5 years in 2 difficult majors/time consuming majors. [/quote]

So despite higher achievement, which is the only tangible evidence you have , you’re comfortable calling them dumber. Ok. [/quote]

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