This thinking has led us astray in school reform. Sadly, our attempts to provide targets so that all our children succeed through a set of common standards have been hijacked by elitists who want to set that bar so high that only a portion of those already advantaged can jump it. In the animal kingdom, I saw peace and collaboration. For that reason you do not want to be the slowest wildebeest in the herd. However, most of the wildebeests survive and thrive, as do the other animals.
None think for a second that they can be lions.
Nor do they want to be. Our view of Darwinism has been distorted to the point that we think that everyone has to try to be a lion. That view manifests itself in how we measure success. The animal kingdom is rich and successful because not every animal is a carnivore. It is peaceful because even the carnivores take only what they need to survive.