<p>D2 has a similar complaint in her upper level math courses. There are a handful of kids who, when they show up in her class, she just groans because she knows they are going to ace everything and make it harder for everyone else to do well on the curve. (And it’s a fairly small school so they tend to show up in her math classes regularly.)</p>
<p>Honestly, I hate this kind of thinking. “Doing well on the curve” isn’t the same as “doing well.” The goal should be to truly understand the content. Once you do, the curve won’t matter at all.</p>
<p>What’s the point, really? Isn’t it about understanding the math?</p>