According to the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, the narrator describes the different deans by their titles rather than names. He describes the Dean of Admissions, Athletics and Academics.
The most likely reason the narrator refers to them by their titles rather than names is to distance himself from those present.
The poor education is making almost students more likely fail due to the lack of resources and support of teachers which cause children to get the mindset to fail . They will start to feel like they are incapable of doing things
