Explain Why We Improve If We Can Just Be Average By Mike Rose

Imagine a confused teenager, I mean, isn’t that everyone at one point? I had lost my direction in life and no longer knew what I wanted to do. I tried to explore many different careers but they all seemed to resolve in dead ends and dissatisfaction. School became difficult, not because the coursework was hard, but because it began to bore me. I was no longer being challenged in my classes and that made the work dull. I hadn’t

People believe that in order to be Smart, you have to become Smart, in other hands the brain works like a machine, the more you teach it, the more it learns. Usually students with a Growth Mindset are most likely to Succeed in Society. The changes that should be changed in Schools is that Students should be Congratulated on how hard they’ve worked on an Assignment etc.,“Wow… that’s a really good score, must of Worked hard” (25). The Researcher has Experimented the students with Test to see how they do and how they react to it. College students may pick up this Article to Study for Child Behavior, Counselors may also read this Article to get an ideal on how and why students Fail or Succeed. Schools should complement on how they're doing their work for it can motivate them, “We found that intelligence praise encouraged a fixed mindset more often than did pats on the back for effort” (25). Comparing the Two Articles “Marita’s Bargain” shows how they got their Intelligence unlike this article which states why students Fail or Succeed. After all, the students should be Praised for their efforts and not their

Telling myself that I was too good for anything lower than an A, and being the only accepted 10th-grader, I was certain that I would hold one of the top seats in academics by the end of the year. I was wrong. I ended the semester with 4 C’s. Waking at 5AM then carpooling with a family who lived 45 minutes away and arriving home at 8PM with 5 hours of studying, I would mull over how Bowman Favan was better than me in English, and if I worked longer during my usual 4AM nights. I told myself that I could only beat Bowman if I was 100% self-reliant like he was.

the first day of college came closer and I was reminded of its existence. Picking up the book and

In Blue-Collar Brilliance, Mike Rose states that intelligence is closely associated with formal education- the type of schooling a person has, how much, and how long." (p. 276) He supports his statement by using his mother, Rosie, and uncle, Joe, as examples by showing how they used different skills to perform their jobs.

Walking on to fresh grounds of the unfamiliar; college. I knew for a fact I wasn’t ready. Although, what else is there to do? Why not comply to something and pay an unreasonable amount of money for. An education, is what is on the line.

It wasn’t until I had walked into my biology class one day and my teacher had given me a letter. I opened the letter and read that I had been put into an honors chemistry class for the following year. I didn’t know what to think. I thought to myself, I can’t do this. Are they CRAZY?!, and wanted to get out of it as quickly as possible. My family and some of my friends kept telling me not to take it, that I wouldn’t be able to do it. I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do and felt my world spinning because everyone kept saying one thing, but my inner voice said another. I was overtaken by the idea of getting into an honors class and since I had never been in an honors class I told myself that I couldn’t do it. For days, I was

Moore argues that many schools are focusing more on building self-esteem rather than education standards in students. Self-esteem comes within you. Whereas, grades emanate from, how much the students gain knowledge through classes. The author believes that through the low grades, the students can improve their performance by evaluating academic their performance. I completely agree with him, as grades help them to know how to improve their standards and also how to give their best in future.

The sound of pages flipping and pen's clicking filled the classroom like if it were a symphony, wow! I cannot believe I'm back in school again. Who would have ever thought that I would make an effort to continue my education, since I was very much satisfied with the life I had beforehand. I worked a full time job, making good money compared to my peers at school and I had freedom. Now I'm sitting in a classroom for several hours busting my brain once again and I'm not getting paid for it. As I'm studying for a test, I asked myself, "Is this really worth it?"

I truly believe the passion I hold for learning is my greatest gift in life. However, I haven’t always felt this way. I used to dread even the thought of attending class. That thought, combined with a lack of direction, led to me often feeling lost. I had ideas of what I wanted to become in life, but none stuck.

Jump back in time to 2011-2013, where I was clueless about the world. I took in all of the information I was taught or told without questioning it. I was oblivious to anything outside of school. My fears, what I cared about, who I was, type of person I was, and how I have transformed into who I am today is what I am going to tell you.

In conclusion I believe people can get smarter when they are encouraged to do their work rather than being down about their test grades. Teachers should let students know when they are in a classroom doing a problem or even before taking a test, remind them that they should be able to make mistakes even if they are not the best in math. Making mistakes has a better outcome for someone who believe in bettering their self after doing wrong before a person who believes everything should be done right the first

I was always full of questions and curiosity. When I was handed a standardized test in high school and was told to do the best I could, I asked why since the score was not counted as a grade. Nobody in the classroom really took it seriously. Some were looking over others’ papers. Some were texting under the desk. Some were sleeping. Some just stayed for the longest time so they didn’t have to go to the next class.

Please understand that by "improve ourselves" I mean genuine self-improvement. Hence, I am not referring to the 'transitory things ' achieved by a 'Big Name" charismatic speaker who may give a 'seminar ' where he or she lectures to several hundred people sitting in their seats in a large auditorium. And I ask you, are not most of those people primarily there just for the excitement of being 'entertained ' anyway rather than out of an earnest drive for self-improvement?

used to fail my classes when I was in middle school since I lacked understanding of the