Getting off the A Train: A Case for why Well-Rounded Practitioners Don’t Need Perfect Grades

Joy Springer, Midwestern University I was hustled onto the A Train the moment I entered school. When I was in third grade, I became so afraid of failing out of school that I would redo any homework from scratch if there were any errors. This fear of not attaining perfection created an excellent student, but a very lonely little girl. Continuing to ride the A Train is partially a product of the institutions I've