Ellen Frank wrote:
Are you channelling your students, or your own inner thoughts here? I'm guessing the former, because I can't believe you think there's much relation between "contribution" and reward, or hard work and success. I'll bet lots of your students work their butts off, and come from families that do too. And what do they have to show for it? Though I suppose there's a psychological angle here - they're ambitious, want to join the upper ranks, and think that they'll be able to someday by virtue of their hard work, since virtue is rewarded. But it isn't. Most people die in the same income quintile they were born into, or very close to it.But shouldn't living standards be determined by what people contribute? And shouldn't people who contribute more get more? Rather than being penalized for their hard work and success?
Doug
