Lowering the Bar

Liberals think fooling kids into THINKING they’re smarter than they are will make them BE so. It won’t. I recently heard they were lowering the percentage for a passing grade to 40% so less intelligent kids can pass their courses whether or not they’re smart enough. This cannot work, but try and convince a liberal of that, since most of them were educated in a liberal school environment and aren’t really very smart. They think “lowering the bar” and making the kids “feel better” about themselves will equate to better intelligence. It won’t. The only good thing about this is that sooner or later these kids will be “in charge” and people who have CONSERVATIVE-based educations will be able to make them look like the fools they are. There’s a difference between “self-esteem” and “self-image.” Self-esteem is based on a LIE: people lying to you about your talents and abilities so you THINK you’re smarter than you are; self-image is based on TRUTH. You KNOW your talents and abilities and use them to your advantage. This cartoon by Wiley makes the comparison best. (Mallard Fillmore)