“Failure is the mother of success” – I usually comfort my friends time to time, but I never expected that I would have to console myself the same way until I faced the dreadful failure for a Vietnamese student: to fail the Entrance Exam to get into the High School for the Gifted.
As a Vietnamese student, learning in a High School for the Gifted means you are in a “higher class” compared to students in unspecialized schools. Being in a High School for the Gifted means you have an 90% chance of getting into top universities; it means you have everyone’s respect, you made your parents proud, and you would have opportunities meet friends who could help you succeed in life. All in all, by any means and at any price, I must get into a High School
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My mind was full of questions and uncertainties - “What would this place turn me into - second-class student?” The thought deterred me.
Suddenly, I realized how much free time I had. Homework was done even before dinner, no extra classes were taken, no more struggling with advanced exercises. The triangle that used to trap me was now broken, freed me back to life. If “time is money,” I was a millionaire, but dazed and confused with all the free time I had. I bitterly mumbled to myself, “failure is the mother of success.” The mother was right in front of me, but where could I find her son? I stood up and tried to find a proper answer.
I got involved in my family conversations. I cared more about my family: my parents, my two younger sisters and my little brother. “Can you help me with my math homework?”, “Can you help me to make dinner?”, “Can you help me change the light bulb?”, “Can you play soccer with me?”, … I was rather clumsy in learning housework. I broke three bowls in the first two months and usually had to sweep or mob the floor two or three times for my mother to says “good enough.” But as time went by, I could feel joy and happiness filled up my vacant life through my siblings’ admiration and my parents’ warm
This comes back to me where I would get good grades and I would be able to pass the class but that was it. I did not fully understand the material I just knew what I needed to pass it and be able to be the “good student” that colleges and businesses look for. After looking back on this, I like Rodriguez realized that there might be more to life than just getting grades and making the schools and businesses
Gladwell’s emphasis on external factors made me much more thankful for the opportunities that I am given. Going to a challenging, private school, I am at an advantage compared to the majority of the world’s population. However, reading this book also gave me insight into the complexity of success. Growing up, society has always taught me that if I work hard, then I will be successful. Although this is a nice principle in theory, Gladwell argues that this is an illusion.
Final Paper The person I chose to interview for this final paper was my mother, Peggy. I am going to start with providing a brief social history on her. Peggy was born on October 29, 1940 to my grandparents, Marie and John. She is the second of six children, and was raised in Philadelphia.
Upon beginning my first class at Walden University, it has been difficult to see myself getting through this 8-week course. Furthering my education has been something I have struggled to accomplish for the last 4 years. I almost decided to give up and continue being just a high school teacher. However, being a senior teacher that motivates my students to go above an beyond to reach their goal has pushed me to work hard and start a new journey. Though it is only the beginning of my journey, I can see graduation.
The long-form essay, “What It’s Like to Fail”, was written by and about David Raether, a former comedy writer who became homeless. After reading his compelling story, I noticed David used two rhetorical strategies to develop his main idea, which was failure can happen to everyone, but anyone can recover from it. The two strategies he used were organization and details. David Raether used organization to show the long process of failure in his life. In the beginning of the essay he talked about his life before his failure and described how successful he was as a comedy writer.
The pain and agony due to the fact that I might not be prepared for college class was on my shoulders. Since day one of highschool, my biggest desire throughout school was to be engaged in learning while being well prepared for the next step in life: college. What class was the answer to this class desired? It was in a meeting with my guidance counselor in eighth grade that struck me and sparked the interest in my heart to do well. All of my highschool career I have never known what it actually meant to do well and be ¨successful.¨
The road to success can be a formidable battle that may take years of hard work to overcome, but it is possible and literature such as Hillbilly Elegy and Why Poor Students Struggle suggest that providing understanding and support to those who are
Introduction 5 space indent. Gifted Learner are often underrepresented. Being deemed high performers; gifted children are capable of intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, and other specific academic fields, and may require extenuating resources other than services offered by their school. The characteristics of high achievers and gifted students are also often misconstrued. High achievers are very similar to that of a gifted student as it relates to the cognitive aspect of learning.
However, I was still full of happiness because I could not wait to see my parents again after so many
What does success mean to me? It means accomplishing things in life and reaching your goals. Everyone has a different view of what success actually is. Success also means setting a goal and reaching it in a time frame you set for yourself. For example I believe finishing college and gaining a career in a field you love is being successful because it is a goal that can be achieved.
Mistrust- I did not trust my other family members. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1-2 years) I usually call this as my crucial stage where I developed a skill of exploring things, I was so naughty in my childhood often I used to go and search something. This is the state I started learning to walk and speak few words like “Amma/Appa” . In this stage I started to develop a trust on my other family members , whenever I was hungry I used to use the word “wowo”,
What does success mean to mean to me? It means doing things that will help you in life. I also think success mean to make you a better person. Being successful can be looked upon in many different ways, such as being rich, having nice car, good job, or anything to make someone else jealous of what you have. Being successful to me means you accomplished what your goal or goals were.
Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to be successful in life. I have always wanted to be the better version of my parents and achieve many things in life. During my freshman year in High school, I knew I was going to major in business. I come from a household of five, my father, mother, two younger sisters, and myself. I am the first in my family to go to college and with that being said, I have always felt the pressure to be the best role model and example for my younger sisters.
How to Achieve Success The term of success appears frequently in public notice and it spurs extensive interests in public. Everybody wants to achieve success, but the fact is that not everyone can make it even though he or she has tried his or her best. Then it comes to a question - how to make it? Does it depend on opportunity or any other features?
In our everyday life, all individuals are obliged to be successful. People work hard on a daily basis looking for money, education, power, perfect relationships with others. However, only a small number of people considers the exact meaning of love. Failure to determine what success means have led to people climbing the wrong ladder. For most people, success means obtaining a specific object such as building wealth, launching a million-dollar business or being in a perfect relationship.