What If The Secret To Success Is Failure

When Mr. Clark originally taught at Eastside High School, the culture seemed very competitive and full of high standards. The students seemed very eager to learn and at a pretty high level for their age. Twenty years later, the culture flips dramatically. The school quickly goes from pristine to a graffiti-infested playground. The teachers are the prey and the students (mainly the ‘hoodlums’) pretty much do as they please. Education is a small goal for any of the students, and the students that do want to do well fear those “hoodlums.” Mr. Clark identifies this immediately when returning to Eastside High. During his first assembly, Mr. Clark let the entire school know that he was the HNIC. He gathered up all the trouble makers and sent them home, expelling them from school. Most were drug dealers, 5th year students, or drug abusers that were dulling the spark of the other students.

While listing to Melanie talk about how walking around the grounds of the school and how it made her feel unworthy of being able to achieve her dreams really took me by surprise. When they were writing back and forth to the students at Fieldston, I believe that the teachers purpose was to show the students that yes you are worthy and you are just as smart as these other students that do go to this $43,000/year school. The culture of these two schools had

Clark frequently uses his position as school principal to convince the students and teachers to work hard. In his first speech, he starts it by telling the students to behave and put down their cigarettes. This would establish his authority as the principal. His audience would then listen to him more because he has established his authority as the head of the school, which is someone that everyone would respect and obey. Clark also uses ethos when he instructs the teachers to set up extra reading courses on Saturday. When a teacher asks how that will be done, Clark instructs them to come in to the student’s homes and get their parents to let their children come, or even come with them. By solving the problem and giving a clear plan of what to do, Clark would show he is someone who knows what he is doing. People usually follow the instructions of qualified people, and the Eastside High teachers and students are no different. They would listen to Clark’s calls on what to do and to work harder because they know he sees the big picture and knows what everyone should do. Finally, Clark throughout all his speeches frequently brings up the fact that the students will end up failing and locked out of the American dream if they do not put in effort to succeed. In those moments, Clark shows that he is someone who knows a lot about life. A person who has experience about life choices would be a person that people would listen to for advice on decisions and

Thus, Wes’s mother decided to place him in a prestigious private school called Riverdale. This private school initiated a divide between Wes’s home-life and school-life. He was too poor

Character is an important ideal to aspire to because it helps one serve his or her community better and by being kind to others make the world a better place. I hope to improve and build my character through the National Honors Society by being influenced by kind and intelligent role models. I am going to take these influences and be a better role model to those in school and at home by always doing the right thing. A person with a good character tends to be involved in service, or giving back to the community and the world one lives in. This is important to do because having the heart to serve people is a way to show appreciation for what others have done for you, continue the cycle of serving each other, and make the world a better place. I enjoy serving people because I am helping, giving back, and allowing people to have an enjoyable time. I give back to my Palumbo community by volunteering at school events, my Student Runs Philly Style community through volunteering at races, and my local community through volunteering at the library. By joining the National Honors Society, I want to have the opportunity serve at humanitarian events and make a big difference in people’s

Martin Luther King Jr. once said in “The Purpose of Education,” that “Intelligence plus character – that is a goal of true education.” Good character is defined as a particular feature or quality that is ingrained in a person throughout their lifetime. Character represents many qualities, which separates one person from another. Many parents wish that when their child would grow up, as a caring, and an honest person. Many people argue whether schools should provide character education besides academics. Character education programs are beyond the bounds of what happens in school. Parents are required to participate in order to contribute the same good values the schools are trying to contribute. I agree that schools should teach character in addition to academics, but they should also make an effort in involving the parents. Both the school and parents should uphold the responsibility together. The schools and parents should work together to inspire character strengths in a child.

The difference between "character" and 'intellect" is that character is based on moral reasoning and conduct whereas intellect is the understanding of moral reasoning and decision making. Being intelligent due to a higher education does not teach people to have strong morals in society. The application of what you learn intellectually to strengthen you character is what is important giving you a good moral standing in society and towards others. In the case study called The Disparity between Intellect and Character, Robert Coles was challenged by a sophomore who brought the realization to the professor of how intellectually people may be extremely smart but their education does not teach them how to be good citizens but depletes the content of their moral character. The difference between “character” and “intellect” is evident in how you apply your morals even though you may have a higher education. The character of a person with morals and scruples, knowing the difference between what is right and wrong is as he indicates "equated with moral conduct". The irony of the question posed by the student to Coles when she says "I've been taking these philosophy courses, and we talk about what's true, what's important and what's good. Well how do you teach people to be good? And she added "What's the point of knowing good, if you don't keep trying to become a good person." The question about character and moral reasoning is more important than the intellect which is

The National Honor Society definition of character illustrates that not only is it important for one to uphold the values of honesty, general regard for other, and kindness, but also it is imperative to retain these values in school, work, and personal life. It has been proven that what is done in each aspect can easily affect the other. In my opinion, a good character is one of the most important things one can possess

Through out the movie you see difficulties that the students are trying to finally fit to be part of the system but they still may not be accepted because of their classes. With low achieving school, have a suspicious amount of high test scores the reliability and dependability are questioned. Conflict theory is used that the struggle in society and schools between the haves and have nots. For example, not funding for computer, not having computers, no air conditioning for summer and less opportunities for students in general. The school is portrayed as a place where students do not want to be or care about being in school. The staff don’t care about the students especially they gave up on them. There is a quote that I got from the movie, that Mr. Escalante was asking the math department for calculus

“Can We Teach Character? An Aristotelian Answer” by Edwin M. Hartman is an incredibly well written article on whether, as the title states, character can be taught. I will attempt to critique this article and illustrate points that may have been excluded, but the article is extremely well rounded. The purpose of the article is to determine whether teaching ethics is worth the time taken, whether students will actually act better as a result. Hartman translates Aristotle’s thoughts well, and overall it is a beautiful piece of writing.

Allendale, New Jersey has everything one could hope for in an intimately-sized municipality. A friendly, tightknit community with easy access to Midtown Manhattan, the borough appears to have all of the benefits of small town America without any of the potential pitfalls such as isolation or poor education options. Allendale has its own school system for K-8 while its high school students attend Northern Highlands Regional High School. Although smaller community schools may have less disciplinary problems and offer more individualized attention they also can suffer negatively from economy of scale. Finding someone to assist their child with test prep in Allendale is one way parents alleviate their concerns.

Joe's parents don't accept the school complaints, accusing the school of reactive and discriminatory. Even worse, each time that the school tries to apply discipline or punishment, the parents threaten to sue the school what reinforces Joe's

The first family we meet has recently lost their son, Tyler, to suicide at the age of 17. Tyler’s dad recounts the way Tyler transformed from being a bubbly child to a loner. Tyler’s dad discusses how he knew that Tyler was getting shoved into lockers and being told to hang himself, and that he understands why Tyler took his own life. Tyler’s mom then shows us Tyler’s old room where he committed suicide, how his younger brother, Troy, found him, and how they changed the room into an office to work on their anti-bullying stuff. Tyler’s parents are both extremely understanding and want to celebrate Tyler’s life by helping others experiencing mistreatment. Unfortunately, the school would not take any responsibility for what happened, dismissing all accusation, and left all bullying unpunished. Even at a town meeting, no representative from the school came to hear

Duffel states that children of this age do not have the emotional intelligence or level of maturity needed to effectively deal with the sense of loss they are feeling (Richards & Langthrone, 2016). No matter how good the support system there or the teacher are, nothing can supply the love that needed from the children’s parents (Richards & Langthrone, 2016). Duffel also claims that these children adapt what he calls ‘strategic survival’ personality; on the outside they appear to be confident and competent but on the inside, they are very private and insecure, this insecurity could affect them throughout their entire lives (Richards & Langthrone, 2016). It’s not known if this is how Freddie was feeling while he was away at boarding school or if his confidence was all a product of his early childhood experience. Later in life, Freddie very rarely talked about his school in interviews and even with his closest friends (Richards & Langthrone, 2016). The one thing Freddie did say in an interview was “I was at boarding school for nine years, so I didn’t see my parents that often. That background helped me a lot because it taught me to fend for myself” (Richards & Langthrone, 2016). Again, in another interview he stated “I look back on it and I think it was marvelous. You learn to look after yourself and it

Graff says that putting students in classes in the contemporary system is wasting and limiting students’ potential and creativity (198). Complaining that intellects do not meet the success standard set by schools, Graff proves that schools limit the intellect students can achieve in their academic career (198-199).