Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 12, 2012
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Students: Are you kidding me? Oh, my God! Get out! Zipper: What's going on? Can't be good... Voice: Damn! Professor: So some of you may be a little surprised by your grades... Zipper: What the... ? Professor: You may not have been warned that this classroom is one of the few at Walden never infected by the self-esteem craze... here students gain confidence through actual achievement, not through grade inflation and empty praise... the real world demands results. It doesn't much care whether you hold yourself in high regard. That era is over! See you tomorrow. Pawn Broker: "Most Improved Camper"? Zipper: I got nine of 'em. I'm pretty sure that's real gold.
It’s funny, liberals like GT created the self-esteem craze in the first place.