I’m going to write more on Grant Penrod article ‘Why We Hate the Smart Kid’s’. I agree with Penrod, he is trying to let us know academics is just as important as the athletes are. For many student’s school is the best time for them. You have some who come to play sports and some who come for the academics. In any high school, you have a lot of different groups or cliques like jocks, stoners, nerds and many more.
“Grant’s daily interactions with his students result in feelings of displacement and disillusionment. Grant compares his students to some of the older uneducated townsfolk and finds that his hours in the classroom make a little difference.” (Lockhart 83). Even though Grant is unhappy with where he is at in his life he still realizes that he still is making a change in his students they are becoming more intelligent than some of the older people in their
After reading William Dersiewicz’s essay, “Don’t Send Your Kids to the Ivy League”, I found myself bemused by my preferences, and my —as well as my parents—decisions concerning my higher education. “But I cannot compare to the American population, I am a foreigner, I have not moved here but a year ago, surely I am not apt to such standards”—I thought to myself; but I do. The reasons why I find physics compelling, and philosophical ethics vital is because I am selfish about the knowledge, it is for me. But more importantly it is a product of two events. The first being that the society overseas gave me elasticity to not be entitled; frankly my friends and peers could not care less about Plato and Kepler.
Winston Churchill states, “continuous effort-not strength or intelligence-is key to unlocking our potential”. In other words, Churchill believes that hard work is the foundation of success. Success is achieved through effort, making mistakes, choosing to learn from them, and continuing forward. Many individuals, however, have preconceived notions of intelligence and presume it is innate and fixed. On the other hand, Carol Dweck has proven these preconceived opinions to be untrue.
Growth or Fixed Mindset In Carol Dweck’s article “The Perils of Praise and Promise” she explains the difference between a growth and fixed mind-set. Dweck says” In a fixed mind-set, students care first and foremost about how they will be judged; smart or not smart. Repeatedly students with this mind-set reject opportunities to learn if they might make mistakes.
As of this year, I started to think about college. At first I wanted to attend the most well known school, but they are focused on their status. While I was searching for schools, I looked at the programs they provide, the teaching methods, and how effective their teaching was. As I was reading the passage, I pondered William Deresiewicz ideas. Deresiewicz believes that parents should never send their child to an Ivy League school; because of the horrendous effects it has on the college students and how corrupt the schools are.
Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern: The reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected patters is due to them maybe having a disability, emotional influences, physical influences, environmental influences, cultural influences, social influences, learning needs and communication skills. Children with disabilities require a lot more support than those without a disability in order to help them develop their skills and become more independent. Disabilities can affect more than one area of a child’s development depending on what disability they have and what support is available in order to help improve the child’s needs etc. Emotionally children are affected due to them maybe having signs of depression where they are quiet than the rest of the children and they shy away from joining in with different activities and getting involved with other children.
The first mindset is the fixed mindset which is when one believes that “your qualities are carved in stone” or in other words people will believe that their intelligence and personality are fixed traits. The second mindset is the growth mindset which is when “everyone can change and grow through applications and experience.” basically, they can improve with some motivation or education and they push themselves to become better. Dweck towards the end of the article gives a scenario between 2 types of people with one having a fixed mindset and the other having a growth mind set who are getting a disappointing grade. The people with the fixed mindset would label themselves and complain, as for the other people with growth mindset would look to improve and work harder the next time around.
Rylan Annas Mrs. Bumgarner English l February 2, 2023 Powell and Montessori Compare and Contrast Essay What is the best way to teach students to be successful? In Kids Need Structure by Colin Powell and in Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, they both talk about how they think students should be taught and have very different opinions. It is seen through these texts that Powell and Montessori both want the children to have a guide and for their children to have structure, so that they will be successful throughout their lives. In the texts, Kids Need Structure by Colin Powell and Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori they share how the students should have structure and how they should respect their teachers.
In the article “The Essentials of a Good Education” by Diana Ravitch is trying to convey that the time in school for students should be used wisely. I completely agree with this article because students take their time to study for tests which is a way to test their abilities. Due to this test, they determine where is the actual place for the student which is not the right way. When I attended my school in Russia, we did have Tests, but they were not the main importance of the education system. Schools in Russia try to teach students not just the basic skills, but how to make rational choices and be prepared for the real life.
There are many ways to define success and there are also many ways people view success in different ways. Individuals can achieve success while venturing down many different paths in life and (conversely) people can also fail in while following a single path to success. Cathy Davidson discusses the positives of the impact that technology has on the classroom in, her writing, “Project Classroom Makeover.” Davidson also discusses how society has been moving towards a standardized way of learning for the past few decades. The knowledge that the public needed to know throughout the past was not as intense as what they need to can comprehend now.
After examining Dr. Carol S. Dweck’s article, “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids,” we can see that she makes a compelling argument for her Scientific American audience through the use of key rhetorical strategies. The first technique she employs involves strong organizational structure. To start her piece Dweck begins with an anecdotal story of a student picturing the changes of his mind-set throughout his school years. In Describing jonathan story, she explains, “A brilliant student, Jonathan sailed through grade school [...] In the seventh grade, Jonathan suddenly lost interest in school, refusing to do homework or study for tests.
Summary “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” by Jessica Statsky is a thoughtful insight on the competitive sports for children. She is of the view that the competitive sports can ruin the enjoyment that games are supposed to provide. These methods of playing the games like adults can prove to be lethal for physical and psychological health. The author quotes from an authentic source that “Kids under the age of fourteen are not by nature physical.” (Tutko)
The growth mindset believes that their potential intelligence comes from learning, while the fixed mindset thinks they only have a certain amount of intelligence. Along with their differences in learning, these students also have a difference in school priorities. The students with the fixed mindset only cared how smart they would appear and turned down opportunities that were critical to their success. Students with the growth mindset thought about their efforts, and when they work harder it will show in their abilities and accomplishments. I agree with this because everyone will react differently to a setback, especially if they already react differently to education.
The diversity of student backgrounds, abilities and learning styles makes each person unique in the way he or she reacts to information. The intersection of diverse student backgrounds and active learning needs a comfortable, positive environment in which to take root. Dr. King continues by explaining, “Education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.” From back then to today’s society, kids are failing because they lack those morals that they need to succeed.
