Lost in aggregation and statistics...

“Yet the Grade Point Average does not allow for the health of our students, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of their poetry or the strength of their relationships; the intelligence of their public debate or the integrity with which they serve the public. It measures neither their wit nor their courage; neither their wisdom nor their learning; neither their compassion nor their devotion to their country; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it seems to tell them everything about their future except why they should be proud of being our nation's future.”

(my adaptation of Robert Kennedy's comment on GNP and America, 1968)