Rey Valerio
Gholdoian
Per.2
21 Sep. 2016
Illusions of Success For years now many students have thought “How do I grow up too successful?” but the truth here is that some of the people don't know what success really means to them. There are a lot of ways to describe success such as the amount of money someone makes, how happy they are with themselves or even stuff such as succeeding in simple things in life. You can however, gain the characteristics needed to be successful in the future for example, patience, determination, and a straight mindset. Some things can also come into play for instance dumb luck and the wealth gap between the person or the school they attend. These are just three of most important traits a student must have in order …show more content…
This is not the case because it doesn't matter whether the student or school is rich or poor because everyone can come out of poverty into riches with work. For example, in the essay “Marita’s Bargain” by Malcolm Gladwell, students were going into a low income, but the difference here was that they had a program called “KIPP” (Knowledge Is Power Program) that did well to teach the kids English and math subjects. The middle school that funded the program was in one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York in South Bronx. Even though it was one of the most indigent schools around, it's one of the most intelligent ones as well. The program was about providing the time for your education by adding more school days and longer hours in your learning scholastic, “There are kids who are here from seven twenty-five until seven P.M.” The ones who stay are the ones who have the dedication to learn and master the certain subject they want to work on. There is no excuse for a wealth gap to restrain students, because a wallet does not affect how the young mind works because of it all depends on the type of learner he or she really …show more content…
Depending on the views of how people see success, everyone has a common characteristic with one another. Some come naturally while others have to work for it in order to move ahead and overcome the obstacles. Patience, determination, and a straight mindset are the attributes students must need to know, because of how each one connects with each other. “Success is not the final, failure is not the fatal: it is what courage to continue that counts” (Winston Churchill). Once someone thinks that they have reached success, they always need to move forward and prosper what they have done to get where they are now. One's success may be another person's failure; it's how you approach this that
Gholdoian
Per.2
21 Sep. 2016
Illusions of Success For years now many students have thought “How do I grow up too successful?” but the truth here is that some of the people don't know what success really means to them. There are a lot of ways to describe success such as the amount of money someone makes, how happy they are with themselves or even stuff such as succeeding in simple things in life. You can however, gain the characteristics needed to be successful in the future for example, patience, determination, and a straight mindset. Some things can also come into play for instance dumb luck and the wealth gap between the person or the school they attend. These are just three of most important traits a student must have in order …show more content…
This is not the case because it doesn't matter whether the student or school is rich or poor because everyone can come out of poverty into riches with work. For example, in the essay “Marita’s Bargain” by Malcolm Gladwell, students were going into a low income, but the difference here was that they had a program called “KIPP” (Knowledge Is Power Program) that did well to teach the kids English and math subjects. The middle school that funded the program was in one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York in South Bronx. Even though it was one of the most indigent schools around, it's one of the most intelligent ones as well. The program was about providing the time for your education by adding more school days and longer hours in your learning scholastic, “There are kids who are here from seven twenty-five until seven P.M.” The ones who stay are the ones who have the dedication to learn and master the certain subject they want to work on. There is no excuse for a wealth gap to restrain students, because a wallet does not affect how the young mind works because of it all depends on the type of learner he or she really …show more content…
Depending on the views of how people see success, everyone has a common characteristic with one another. Some come naturally while others have to work for it in order to move ahead and overcome the obstacles. Patience, determination, and a straight mindset are the attributes students must need to know, because of how each one connects with each other. “Success is not the final, failure is not the fatal: it is what courage to continue that counts” (Winston Churchill). Once someone thinks that they have reached success, they always need to move forward and prosper what they have done to get where they are now. One's success may be another person's failure; it's how you approach this that