Author Ralph Waldo once said “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” This quote is the type of quote that would be used to help boost someone's confidence and make them do activities they like to do even better. I definitely agree, because mastering something isn’t as fun as mastering it and taking it even higher. Doing good things and taking it to a higher level could actually help benefit someone else's life or even your’s. Good things include getting higher grades, making great projects to help sponsor things, and achieving a good diploma at graduation. In school there are many students who are fine with getting or having a D or above. Then there are the student’s who only accept A’s
Denise Clark Pope wrote “The Predicaments of Doing School.” Her main claim is that students just want an A and they will do anything for it. Students turn into “classroom chameleons” and cheat to get a higher score. Students tend to also study everything they need to know for the test or quizzes. But, once they get an A, they forget everything and move onto the next topic.
Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker, once said, “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.” Malcolm Gladwell’s, Outliers, published in 2008, argues what it means to be successful, and how one can become successful. Gladwell specifically mentions the “10,000 Hour Rule” which states that anyone who wants to reach a definite level of mastery must perform 10,000 hours of practice. Some believe this rule to be invalid as those born talented, are also born successful. Though I recognize that some are born naturally gifted, I still contend that one who wants to become great at what they do, must do supplementary amounts of practicing as it utilizes one’s potential to the fullest as Gladwell argues.
Way back when: parents knew when to be responsible for their children’s academic accomplishments – and students themselves – this seems to have diminished completely. the times have completely changed, nowadays, many people AKA ignorant parents, believe that it is the high school itself, teachers, and the government that are responsible for students getting good grade because the arrogance and sense of pride levels have risen so much, they are too prideful to believe their child could possibly fail and it be their fault. Before, when you got an F, your parents would blame you, ground you, and make you write “ill do my homework” 100 times on a piece of paper; today, they would rather take the time out of their day, go to your school and demand
Nowadays our entire future strictly depends on our GPA's and getting into college and graduate school has gotten much more competitive. Because of this, students are scared to receive anything less than an A as it could make a huge impact on one's future. Also, most students generally think they deserve a better grade than what was originally earned by them. Students in college take grading policies very seriously because they are the ones paying for their education. True, this is an important matter because, like I said, when I pay for my education then I should receive a grade that I know I earned.
In conclusion, anything can impact someone’s life whether it is good or bad. Mary Eliza Mahoney has made me realize I can accomplish anything if I just try. As motivational speaker Rasheed ogunlaru would say, “Role models are only limited use or no one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.” That being said, you are capable of doing anything, it is always within you, but sometimes someone just has to bring it out of
In Kurt Wiesenfeld’s article “Making the Grade”, he address the issue that students want a higher grade than they deserve. He goes on to prove this be by giving examples of previous students that he has had and what can happen when students get the grades that they want and not what they deserve. In Wiesenfeld’s article he states that about ten percent of students that take his class do not care about their grades until final grades are over. “You might groan and moan, but you accepted it as the outcome of your efforts or lack thereof,” Wiesenfeld stated.
My life quickly became a cruel example of this fundamental concept. I had finally figured out what I wanted to do, and I was on a mission to get there. I ramped up the number of units I was taking. I was working three jobs and going to school full time. I was unstoppable.
Twelve years of Medical School paid off. I have mastered my craft and soon enough started a family, built a house, and traveled around the world. With the help of mastering one thing I am able to succeed in other areas. This exert disproves Ralph Waldo Emerson 's assertion claiming that never going beyond something you master will lead to "you...never grow[ing]". I disagree with Emerson because throughout my life sticking with a couple particular crafts has made me the strong, independent, and honest individual I am today.
In Unit 3, in one of my sections, I had 3 A’s, 11 B’s, 4 C’s, 2 D’s, and 2 R’s. I feel calibrated, and I think that my grades have been fairly even throughout the semester. This particular section did a good job with the persuasive research essay, which is why this time around the class is “B” heavy. Typically, B’s and C’s are the most frequent grades given and I know that this semester the papers have overall been better than in previous semester. I think that this is perhaps because I have a better grasp on what I am teaching, and majority of my students this semester care – I have a lot come into my office hours to talk about papers, get my feedback, and do revisions.
An education can lead to a valuable set of skills. It did for Wes Moore, the author of The Other Wes Moore, Wes found another person with the exact same name as he and they both had different turning points in their life’s which resulted in one being in prison and the other writing a book about the whole thing. The author was motivated to do better even with his environment trying to tear him down. I can personally relate to this because I have begun to do the same with this semester of school. Wes and I have some things in common, he strived to make a better life for himself
In life, people will experience different things that will have an influence on who they are as well as who they will become. These experiences are in direct correlation to future success. Some believe that most of these experiences are outside of one 's own control, such as where he was born, where he goes to school or even a financial situation. While this makes sense, there is one thing that is within one 's control that will greatly increase the likelihood of one 's achievements. Playing sports in high school has a positive impact on future success.
Although it might be hard sometimes to accomplish these things, the effort that you put forth speaks more than the result. We do need to try something beyond what we have mastered in order to grow because it allows us to learn how to face adversity, and gives us the confidence to think that we can do anything. Stepping out of our comfort zone allows us to learn how to face adversity. We need
Central Idea: the Pass/Fail system in each university. Introduction Body I. No college grades is getting pass or not pass without GPA A. They don’t fix about Grade A B C D so much, they think about only get pass grade. II.
That you need A’s in every class or you’re not worth our time. That is not true. There are many people in the world today who did not have the best education and are doing just fine today. Because they are being themselves.
These are some of the experiences and lessons that I have been taught and also learned these things on my own. Being able to learn things yourself and build connections from your own experiences is the best way to gain confidence in what you do. Having opportunities like this when you are young are great to