I don't know if teachers still do this, but there was a time when teachers would threaten misbehaving or underachieving students with the words, "Be careful, young man (or woman), because some day this may go on your Permanent Record." This threat was enough to strike fear in the hearts of conscientious students everywhere. But has anyone ever seen their Permanent Record? Has anyone ever suffer…
Smithsonian, Paper Chase, by Michael Shapiro