I personally learned better on side projects instead of homework. This usually led to my grades suffering :( However, on the up side, I gained more knowledge on

I personally learned better on side projects instead of homework. This usually led to my grades suffering :( However, on the up side, I gained more knowledge on Flex at the time than even my professor. I liked working with it and really dug into it. I'm glad I did becuase I when I ran out of money for school, my reputation got me a few gigs that helped me make it to the end. That guy is probably smarter than me and both dug into git and was diligent in his homework. Those kind of people can have some really deep knowledge on areas they care about.