What The Best College Students Do By Ken Bain

The short story, The Right to Fail by William Zinsser, explains how it is acceptable to fail and learn from one's mistakes and to not go down the path society has made socially acceptable. Zinner has a positive outlook on the concept of failing, he explains, “Success can be dangerous- you feel you know it all. I’ve learned a  great deal from my failures.” As life goes on, everyone may not succeed the same way or even succeed at everything they attempt to do, but it is important to learn from mistakes and continue moving forward and to find the path that works for you. Trying new things and failing or succeeding can open new doors to something better.

The first two chapters of “What the Best College Students Do” cover several topics. Throughout the chapters, the lives and experiences of different college students are explored. A reoccurring theme in the book is the concept of learning styles. Essentially, the three learning styles are memorization, comprehension, and strategy. According to the author, comprehension is the most effective style of learning. While everyone will possess one of these three learning styles, it is not impossible for someone to adjust to another style. Additionally, the author elaborates on academic ideas such as independence, grades, and outside influences.

When people fail at something once, they will do everything in their power from failing again. Failure is a strong motivator in school and in life. If a student fails a class, their grade point average, the student will have to repay and retake the class, they will

Why go to college? That’s a usual question asked by anyone. In Robert S. Feldman’s article “Why go to College”, Feldman uses a survey taken by college students nationwide to find the reason why they attend college. In the article, Feldman titles his essay with a question because he wants to make the reader reflect upon themselves, as well to focus on the question. I believe the author does this to try and get the reader involved with the reading. Feldman’s topic in his article is why a person wants to go to college. His thesis the specific reason why college freshmen choose to attend college and what they want to get out of it. Feldman’s main points in the article that supports the thesis include receiving training for a specific career, land

In most people's minds, the notion of failure is never a pleasant thought. However, think again, for certain benefits reside within the crushing blow of defeat. If one experiences failure and finds a way to get back up, they will emerge stronger than before.

achieve it. Growth mindsets allow a person to believe that he/she could do just about anything, as

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes”- Oscar Wilde. This quote means that if you don’t mess up a few times, then you can’t improve on what you are doing. Failure is a very important aspect in life. It can seem like it’s out to get you, but if you know how to use it to your advantage, it can really help you. For example, the three texts, “Are You A Loser?,” “Finding A Joy in Overcoming Obstacles,” and the poem “Invictus” teach us that we need failure to expand our knowledge, give us resilience to succeed, and give us knowledge on how to react to failure.

Failure is how I learn to better myself despite its negative outcome, I always manage to alternate its impact on me because I know that it is only temporary. It was essential to never let failure restrain me from my own success. For example, my senior year in high school was very stressful primarily because of my calculus class which I was dreadfully failing. Each time I failed a test or quiz, it motivated me to try harder and keep going until I attained better results. Eventually, my hard work and dedication paid off and I was able to successfully graduate high school with a passing

What does one learn from failure? Will the disappointments from failure trouble the individual, or will the disappointments encourage them to try harder? I believe it is imperative to attempt new things and take risks. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Continually facing a fear and achieving goals that one thought they could never accomplish, will improve their self confidence, motivate them to never give up, and will help them realize their own potential.

Failure is something most people have experienced. We are all human beings. Being human, we are exposed to experiencing failure. Failure is able to make a person stronger than they had been.

What is failure? It is defined as a lack of success in doing or achieving something. Failure is something that many people don't like to hear, but it's a part of life. It can be in a career, education, or everyday life. It's a step forward for some and a step back for many. You have to generally fail at something before you are able to find success. ‘’Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently’’ as stated by Henry Ford.

The term “failure” is usually considered one of bad, or possibly even evil, connotations. School children use it as a way to mock their peers, teachers use it for identifying the quality of a lesson learned, and of course, there’s always the way we use it as a self-incriminating way of identifying ourselves. With all this negativity, why would anyone ever actually look forward to failing? Can anyone truly accept failure as a positive in life? This is, perhaps, the real conundrum of the situation. Is failure a good thing, and one that we should all stop to embrace so that we may grow and further our writing abilities?

Failure is the next step in succeeding. Failure is both a critical thinking tool, as well as a growth mindset strategies used to undertake failing as a learning utensil. A group who cannot accept their own failures does not want to improve in anyway are fixed. Making mistakes and accepting failing is tough to manage, but by normalizing mistakes and failures your on track to developing a growth mindset.

Failure is something that we cannot go through life without experiencing. The best thing about failure is that failure can be used as a great learning experience to improve upon things in our lives and career. Using failure as a learning tool is dependent upon the person and how they view it as well as how they use it. Failure is a matter of perspective and the lessons in failure are important aspects towards growth and development. If we did not experience failure there wouldn’t be opportunities for learning. Failure can teach us about ourselves as well as provide an understanding for our

Many people have experienced failure at least once in their lifetime. It has been said that failure can make you stronger. I believe that failure can lead to success because it's a learning experience that you will never forget.