As long as work has been submitted that fulfills all of the requirements of the assignment, work will receive at least a B grade. Work which demonstrates higher quality and/or demonstrates risk-taking in considering or implementing new ideas will be awarded an A.
A very generous rule and statement from our professor here. I wish more writing classes considered this point of view more. Many people taking English classes in college are either newer to the language or are not as comfortable with writing. I hope more professors follow in your footsteps.