tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284679451675824447.post1145205332583546076..comments2013-04-12T00:09:11.577-07:00Comments on Consolations of Atheism: CONSOLATION TWENTY-TWO: MILITARY SERVICE (3)Richard C. Vitzthumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632217976781855832noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284679451675824447.post-32458692341977728722012-10-29T07:15:46.007-07:002012-10-29T07:15:46.007-07:00Thanks, Professor Vitzthum. I enjoyed reading abou...Thanks, Professor Vitzthum. I enjoyed reading about your own personal "hurricane" in the world of academia--even as I await the arrival of Hurricane Sandy this wet morning. Since I grew up in the British educational system when grading standards were high, I, too, feel your sense of loss when the standards go down, the grades go up, and the level of achievement declines (as has happened in Britain, alas, during the last twenty years). Cheers, Mark MatthewsMark R. Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05118831930199292764noreply@blogger.com