Perhaps it's their dedication to the core processes of learning.
This is an important ingredient to do anything and without it nobody can move ahead

in life.
Students need to be sufficiently disciplined that they are present at each class

period and fully prepared.

Instructors need to be prepared as well, particularly in having previously asigned

and turned-in homework examined and graded promptly.

Students must be absolutely quiet and attentive, without cellphones, video games, or

iPods in use during class.

Instructors must be absolutely isistent that students remain awake and are

permanently expelled from their class for creating a disturbance, including a tardy

entry into class. They must also put heavy emphasis on student preparation, not

because it helps learning, though it does, but because the single most important

thing learned in college is to be present and to do the work promptly.