Just curious - did they choose the curve, because they didn’t understand it?
The did not understand it, so I explained it to them. They still opted for the curve.
Also, because of that, I gave much lower grades that the rest of the professors. To most college students, a C is a horrible grade. That’s not what a C means. What it means is that you have mastered the material well enough to take the next course in the program. No one wants to be “average” but most are. What profs need to do is start flunking those students who cannot possibly succeed in the next course. Then perhaps a C will get its right place in the order of things.