advanced understanding

i am reminded, once again, of how differently i think from the other kids around me. when friends at lunch complain about teachers who give them projects and never collect them, to the point that they say they hate the teacher, i struggle to explain to them that they are not working for the sake of the grade, but instead, they are working to learn. the basis on which school is grounded is eduucation, in other words, learning. but do you know how stupid i sound when i tell them that? "who cares if they collect it! its the learning process thats important!" oh yeah, sure...