The University of Michigan has started a new trend in college education. To accommodate the “participation trophy” generations, the school (and I use the term loosely) will no long grade freshmen students. Instead, they will credit the students with a pass or no credit “grade,” is what used to be called “failed”.

What an excellent way to prepare students for the competitive real world job market. But then we must consider how for the last 50 years so many $200,000 degrees were issued that had no way for the “graduate” to make a living based on their “college education.” I suspect next year the participation trophy grading system will be extended to the sophomore class. I would suggest that the University of Michigan is turning into a snowflake factory. Wolverines…..not so much.

Steve Rossiter——Bio and Archives

After a 55 year career as a professional pilot in the military, in law enforcement, in the private sector, and in federal civil service, I am now retired.

In many of these positions I repeatedly took an oath to defend the United States Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.