text: So, as you can see, raising the standard to a B instead of a C would not help students, but hurt them. The best player on the team could have a C average but not be able to play. This would hurt the team and then you would feel bad because you set them up for failure. It's not easy to get a B average. Very few students can. Mentality space is different for every person. No two people have exactly the same grades. Consider the ones who are horrible test takers. Their grade falls because they forget material and then they can't play sports. Do you really want to crush a kids hopes and dream? Consider this letter as you think about raising something to an impossible standard.