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Actually, I think the bell curve was a good thing. Given that the intent of exams is to sort out the very capable, from the capable from the above average, etc. then that is the only way to garuntee that you isolate the top 5% (A), from the next 10% (B)... This is what employers and...

I think exam takers today work just as hard as I did, however, do you not think that the constantly improving results denigrates the achievements of earlier generations. I "only" achieved 2 As, 3 Bs and 2 Cs in my GCE O levels. (Oh, and a D. But that was considered a fail in 1976). In my...

I would think that acceptance of this theory would largly rest on how you interpret "smarter". If we are talking about raw intelligence, the ability to assimilate facts and use them to problem solve, then I have to say that all the evidence I have seen in my role as a job candidate...