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Re: Interesting Quote
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If kids REALLY want to learn they will... It often takes more than a teacher to learn something... you need to have interest in it as well. // This stuff isn't in response to your post but just the thread in general Secondly, I think people are over-emphasizing "learning" ... Learning can get you far in life but not as far as possible. Ultimately you need to be focused on goals and how to achieve them -- and this often involves doing things that aren't ideal or fun or intellectual. You need to know what you want and how to get it. I'll admit I was a slacker but I never slacked enough to get lower than a B+ I knew I could get into pretty much any college if I got a 3.9 or above and just took every hard class possible. Lastly ... GPA is not necessarily a measure of pure intelligence... and it isn't meant to be. Basically your GPA is a reflection of several things: -How goal oriented/motivated you are - How smart you are - How organized you are. I had a lot of the first, a little of the second, and none of the last...! Having a low GPA does hurt you in life... and my ideology is this: I am not someone extraordinarily special, I am not a genius and I probably am not going to achieve anything so <amazingly> special that I can get where I want to get...(this same fact probably applies to most people too). So I will just suck it up and jump through the hoop and get a good GPA. Most people aren't amazing, they aren't going to be successful in a vaccum those people need to suck it up and just try to get a good GPA and use the standard venues towards success. Last edited by Salik Syed : 03-05-2007 at 02:51. |
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