And it begins with the knowledge that education is more about seeking the right questions than about finding all the answers. It is more about active debate than about passive acceptance. It is about dialogue, not dictation. Looks sometimes twist the facts. Professors don't always have the facts straight.
Exams are often culturally-biased.
While paying so much attention to the all important grade teachers and students often forget what they are measuring or fail to question whether they are truly measuring anything at all. You may find that your students will respect and appreciate you more than if you arbitrarily inflate their grades. To all the educators on this campus who are already constant inspiration to us students, thank you. You make us students realize that we have indeed paid for more than little red brick walkways. We can continue to force feed ourselves, cram studying only to barf out undigested and mixed-up what was put in.