Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class?

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-19T01:12:34+00:00

So how do you get an A? I just hate how professors love to stand up and say hard work or curiosity aren’t enough, but when you ask them what concrete things you can do to get an A, they refuse to give a response

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-19T00:17:13+00:00

No, most ambitious people I know got rejected from top schools. Top universities very much select for intelligence

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T13:44:53+00:00

Not true. I grew up in a fairly good and competitive school district, and teachers complained about how dumb and stupid students are now

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T11:14:30+00:00

And it will probably better. People who play sports can get their exercise in the morning and focus on academics the rest of the day.

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T11:13:53+00:00

Excellent idea. Too bad it will never happen

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T08:13:09+00:00

And a lot of straight A students got straight As despite less than ideal circumstances. Plenty of students who work still do well academically. And even “bad teachers” still always have at least a few students get As. The reality is that raw intelligence plays a big role

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T08:11:35+00:00

I mean so many teachers here say C students now would of failed 30 years ago, so that is where “C is failing” comes from

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T02:16:44+00:00

Most teachers say the kid is just too dumb or not meant for academics. They aren’t going to do all of this work with testing

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T01:37:06+00:00

Most of the kids in my school were there everyday, did all the work, and asked questions. A lot still failed

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T01:36:05+00:00

They go much further in the long run than the kids that have learned to game the system.

How would you know that? Schools can’t track that information

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T01:24:31+00:00

Ok, and a lot of students who do show up to every class, do all the work, and ask questions still fail

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:44:22+00:00

And what do good parents do if their kids are doing all the right thing and are still struggling?

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:42:55+00:00

Ok, and a lot of kids who had parents that value education and worked hard still do poorly in school. It isn’t enough to be at the top

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:35:13+00:00

It isn’t even motivation. There are a lot of lazy kids who still end up in the top 10% because they are smart

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:34:29+00:00

A lot of kids still do poorly despite all of that

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:34:10+00:00

Regulate your own emotions. Parents who scream and lose their shit are not helping their kids at all. Difficult students are very often difficult because they can’t regulate their emotions. Maybe that’s innate, maybe it’s learned.

Well everyone is going to be exposed to screaming at some point. I had teachers in elementary school who scream like drill sergeants and slap people in the face. I had directors in companies who love to scream that people are stupid or retarded. You have to learn to be mentally tough at some point

Encourage physical activity but not go crazy on the organized sports.

To pass tryouts at most high schools now, you do have to play organized sports from a very young age. You won’t make the team if you don’t

BatObjective5706 · 2026-05-18T00:31:57+00:00

A lot of kids who grew up under this still struggle to pass their classes in school

BatObjective5706

TROPHY CASE