Seattle Times: Should Learning Be its Own Reward?

Perplexitudinous
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:16:46 +0000

To me, learning is its own reward, but if I need to choose whether to work on (college freshman) Physics or AP English at a given time, I will choose Physics - even if it means getting a B in the other class. Why? I hope to be a physicist one day and do significant research. Working very hard on my Physics coursework is one of the ways I prepare myself to succeed later on. (For the record, so far I do have an A in English.)