Doing School quote

[katherini]

The idea that good grades will eventually lead to great riches may be documented at the national level as well. A recent study by the American Council on Education shows that the number one goal for 74 percent of college freshmen is to be "very well off financially." This attitude represents a shift since 1967, when 82 percent of entering students said their primary concern was to "develop a meaningful philosophy of life." The study also reported that more college freshmen were being admitted with high school grade point averages of 3.8 or better and that students today tended to be more "practical and grade grubbing."

(Denise Clark Pope, "Doing School" - How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students)