Remember when the Bell Curve meant something? When the average grade in a class was C and to receive an A meant that you had achieved academic prowess well above the level of your classmates?
The menace of grade inflation doesn’t exist in a bubble. For instance, performance reviews are rife with grade inflation. An average worker now needs to be called “exceptional” to even have a chance at getting a raise, whereas someone who really is exceptional needs their performance review to sound as if they are the living embodiment of the God of Business.
“Average” isn’t average anymore.
