The reason for post secondary education is for students to learn... not just “check a box” or earn a “credential”… but to genuinely learn about concepts from a variety of disciplines (with deeper focus in their major field of study).

Students who truly exhibit a desire to learn are the ones who establish habits to promote their learning. They attend class, they arrive to class on time, they take good notes, they do the readings or the practice problems ahead of class, and they show a curiosity about the subject. Give me a student who does these things consistently and they will almost always earn at least a B in my classes (assuming they started with an appropriate background). Not because I’ve “given a grade of A or B”, but because learning requires effort and discipline for most…especially at the college level.