 With a moment to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. According to English teacher Tim Donahue, academic inflation is as real as economic inflation. In the 1960s, about 15% of grades given at colleges were an A. In 2017, it was nearly 50%. And meanwhile, SAT scores fell by 20 points, and by 2023, ACT scores reached the worst in three decades. This, Donahue says, could explain why, quote, 65% of Americans feel they're smarter than average. The purpose of grades is to provide feedback.