Hi Laura, My experience would support students rarely get an "aha" moment from receiving EC. They're more likely to have a "whew, just made it moment!" I do believe a student might be motivated to do something creative and related to the subject matter, but I would rather a student do that on their own because they want to, not because they need the EC to get a higher or passing grade. But each teacher has to decide what works best for their classes. My bias is to not offer EC. Barry Westling