<p>Getting a B is a valuable experience. It teaches you that you are not the big shot smart-ass you thought you were.
It helps you realize that you shouldn’t take classes just for the grade, but for the knowledge. It helps you realize that earning a B in class doesn’t mean it isn’t worthwhile. For example, I took AP US History last year (a very difficult course in my school) and earned a B+ both semesters. I pulled countless all-nighters and spent hours upon hours reading material for that class. So initially, I was ****ed off by my B+. However, I reflected upon what I had learned from that class and found that my perspective of American history had completely changed. I didn’t earn a B in a pointless “fill out the worksheet now, kids” class. I earned one in a legitimate, “We’re going to teach you about the world and you’re going to remember it” class. </p>
<p>I was a straight-A student from the 6th grade until the 10th grade, and only when I earned my first B did I realize the importance of education. </p>
<p>So to all those freaking out about getting a B, calm down. If you haven’t gotten one yet, everything I have just said may sound cliche. However, you will eventually come to the same conclusion I have come to. </p>
<p>With that said, I hope each of you will be fortunate enough to earn a B one day.</p>
<p>I slightly agree, though it depends if you got the B for slacking off, or it was a genuinely hard-earned B. I think B’s are inevitable; my friend got her first one in college.</p>
<p>I must say though, a few of my most unforgettable classes have been ones that I’ve gotten B’s in, though I worked my tail off. Those were the ones where I was challenged, I struggled, and regardless of what the grade implies, came away feeling that I had derived the most from that class. </p>
<p>It’s about the teacher. Not a teacher that makes the class hard for the sake of being hard, but truly challenges you, galvanizes your intellect. I look back at this “B” from a certain history class fondly, because that teacher taught me an invaluable amount. It wasn’t about being “humbled” or anything. I just knew that the course itself was so wonderful, the grade barely mattered.</p>
<p><em>Gasp</em> Yeah, I said it. I had such a good time, my grade felt trivial. And seriously, you guys should try it in college, at least. Taking a course you really enjoy, that kicks your ass but you took it for the SAKE OF LEARNING, not for the grade or credit itself. What a novel idea.</p>
<p>i agree with you. when i got my first B in 10th grade (first of 4) i was devastated. but i learned not to be so hard on myself and look at the bigger picture. in retrospect, those B’s won’t matter and they show I’m human. I can’t be fantastic at everything.</p>
<p>Good for you! Finally someone here who’s seen the light! Education isn’t about your GPA; it isn’t about the name of the college you go to; it isn’t about your career prospectus post-graduation: it’s about bettering yourself in a rigorous environment.</p>
<p>That’s good for you! I’ve gotten 3 (3? I think so…) B’s in HS so far, and two were in the first trimester of my freshman year. It only served to teach me that I need to work harder in high school. I didn’t have any epiphany of anything of that sort and just realised that my effort in middle school will not cut it.
Then when I got the Honors English teacher (he all the honors english courses for 10-12) sophmore year, I got another B. He grades insanely hard, with 2-3 A’s per class a term. So I’ve pulled off an A every other term I’ve had him since then… The only thing that B’s have taught me is that I can work harder and wasn’t giving it my all to earn a B. However, there were no eye-opening very challenging courses at my school as for the OP, so I’ll have something else coming in college when I’ll be begging for that B-. :)</p>
<p>I agree with the OP. I got my first B(+) in AP Physics B during my junior year. I worked my tail off for that class, exhausting all of my brainpower for it. Sometimes I had to cut my losses and not finish all of my homework in that class for sake of sleep, even if I knew the material. And guess who got a 5 and feels very confident in their physics skills? Me.</p>
<p>I totally agree with the OP. Being humbled can be a good thing. It can make us better in the long run. </p>
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<p>You’re missing the point. He’s not saying that he wanted a B rather than an A. He’s saying that getting a B, which many on CC would consider the end of the world, actually has some inherent value as a life experience.</p>
<p>I agree with the OP 100%. I earned a B in my World Literature class this past quarter, but believe me, what I learned in that class in those few months is truly invaluable in terms of living. My literature teacher is truly extraordinary and one of a kind, and he helped me (and a lot of other students) look at life from several different angles. Probably the only class I look forward to. I pretty much established that I would be totally content if I had a B in his class because there is so much to learn from the guy that means more than a mere letter/number. Of course, I’m still gonna continue pushing myself because I’d would be doing a disservice myself (and him) if I didn’t. Everyone should have the opportunity to experience that kind of class and teacher at least once their lifetime.</p>