When a civic organization asked me to speak during its weekly luncheon, my ego being what it is, I accepted. The man who introduced me, a retired bank president, was once a student in my college composition courses. I mentioned this to the audience, and commented on changes in classrooms of today and those during his college years.
Back then I felt challenged, not only because incoming freshmen had been well taught, but also because most of them possessed strong work ethics that disallowed ignoring homework. I had to be on my toes and know the curriculum because they were well prepared and asked questions that could not be dismissed with equivocating, evasive answers.