Daniel Radcliffe's Career

1. Albert Einstein said, “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

Many people have different ways to accomplish their goals which depends on their experiences and struggles in life. They can use these experiences and struggles and turn them into wisdom, and they become determined to accomplish these goals no matter what obstacles stand in their way. For example, Ernesto was determined to learn how to be an American, but to never forget that he was truly a Mexican. The “Apollo 13” crew was determined to fix a problem in their spaceship by using their knowledge. In both situations, confidence and determination was needed to face challenges, but with teamwork, they acheived success on these missions.

Another way is knowing how to construct patterns help with learning and storing new information. According to Willis, “Once you become “brain wise,” you know how to seek and construct patterns of new information that match the way your brain most successfully stores information.” People know the importance of taking time think about what strategies helped them succeed. Another way is social, emotion, and academic intelligence is within every person’s control. With

All this has added to the growing popularity of the Harry Potter brand that is everywhere today. Young readers can relate to Harry’s issues and the books create another world the readers can subconsciously ‘escape’ too.

I believe that one should constantly learn and seek new skills and information since it enhances one’s understanding of the world, provide opportunities, and develop skills. Committed to learning, I am willing to spend the necessary time to cultivate my mind in the quest for knowledge and I achieved this through diligence, perseverance, discipline, and by providing the best work possible in the workplace around me. This ambition to push for excellence would be a beneficial trait to have in the future, for I still strive to put quality into everything I do, even when I do not receive any recognition or praise, and this attitude would help me make rapid strides not only in my academic career but my life overall.

Some may say he is intelligent, while others may say he is courageous. Big words are just insufficient to describe this actor/director/screen-writer/producer. This two-time Oscar winner and nominee of numerous awards, has proven that Hollywood is not just a money making workshop, but it offers well profound characters that deserve the attention of connoisseurs. More importantly,

For teachers and administrators perhaps we must spend those hours teaching, reflecting, brainstorming, meeting, sharing ideas, and listening to others before we can master the art. Maybe we truly need to spend at that time learning from others and applying what we know before we can really find our niche in this profession.

you want to be the best at something, you will have to stay driven and force

When Clooney was young, his dream was to become a professional baseball player. At the age of sixteen years old in 1977, Clooney was invited to try out for the Cincinnati Reds team. Clooney failed to join the team. In 1981, Clooney went to the University of Kentucky and majored in Broadcast Journalism. Clooney felt that journalism is not the best choice for his career. After not a long time in becoming a university student, Clooney decided to drop out of university. Clooney did not make it to the Cincinnati Reds team, and he was not happy with his university choices. So his next step was to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in acting. In 1994, Clooney was cast in NBC medical drama called ER, Where his role was to play as Dr. Doug Ross. He then quickly developed into becoming one of the one of the most admired actors in Hollywood.

Paolo Freire also support this concept by saying: ”Humility helps us to understand this obvious truth: No one knows it all; no one is ignorant of everything. (Page 39) I always make sure my students understand that I am still a “professional in Activity” and therefore I am constantly learning new techniques just like them.

Indeed, the more expert we get in any area, the more obvious it becomes that we see dimly and know only partially.” Kraft’s quote even says the opposite, the more we know about something the more it proves our human minds know very little.

In the class readings of “Genius or Not?” Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, shared many views on expertise. When we think of someone who may be a “Genius”, we think of a special individual who was predestined and genetically gifted to excel. Ericsson believed that “Genius” arises from something else; his views focused on how people develop into geniuses and are not just born a “genius”. He believed that the right factors combined to create a “genius”, that it wasn’t necessarily a person who was born with a high IQ. Ericsson thought that the amount of dedication and work a person puts into their discipline in practice and on some level how obsessed they were with the action

According to Karlgaard (2004), “Never try to be an expert if you are not. Build

Having a surplus amount of knowledge is often seen as something that is desired. But, sometimes having knowledge that

“The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice” - Brian Herbert