Toe the line

I have noticed a disturbing trend in students lately. Their quality isn't what it used to be. Oh, there have always been party-er's, and marriage minded girls...but, by and large, students went to college to LEARN. They aspired to be great in their fields, not only to garner a better wage, but for love of knowlege. When the bare minimum isn't enough, and eyes are on the prize with the hand out reaching for it...those are the people I want to be counted among.

But recently, I have seen too many step back, or just toe that line of acceptable worth, when they should be striding across it and leaving it behind. Is this new temerity simply a sign of the times? Are we as a people becoming reluctant to approach greatness? Maybe.