Blizzard employees work at Princetown University

[kandrathe]

What happened was that most students did just enough to pass, but no more.

I can see that happening.

So, then the question is should everyone be expected to exceed the bar, or far exceed the bar. You being a teacher I can empathize with you wanting your students to get as much as they can out of the curriculum. I guess you could always set the pass bar higher to the "B" level. I guess from a purely mechanical POV, if one has grasped the fundamental concepts needed to progress to the next course work, then it is really their loss or gain. At some level they might find that their lack of enthusiasm in learning more of the fundamentals has limited their ability to progress further. Luckily when I was younger I had a Socratic mentor who inflamed my passion for learning -- anything.

I think many times in life we are too busy to "exceed the bar" in much other than a few selected passions. Sometimes in the world of work,speed of delivery of the report/project on time is as important as the quality of the work. Over engineering, or spending extra time in what I do is viewed as a waste. It might be that at times "merely adequate" is what is called for. In my line of work I am constantly fighting "creeping elegance" or the "wouldn't it be better if..." After many thousands of dollars have been spent for little gain, the answer becomes obviously "no".

Putting it back into a University context; Is it beneficial or realistic to expect a person to be "A" level dedicated, have energy for and be enthusiastic about 3-5 courses simultaneously for 4-5 grueling years? When I see someone who graduated University with a 4.0 I think they are either A] workaholic or B] fricking brilliant. Most often they are A].