“Work hard for four years, or work hard the rest of your life.” Being a college student and a high school student can be very demanding at times. I am constantly exhausted with all my extracurricular activities like band and student council, and on top of that I have to find time to work. College is very time consuming, so that is why it is important to learn how to manage your time correctly. With everything going on in my life, it is important to keep procrastinating to a minimum, keep a steady schedule, and continue developing my time management skills so I would not get behind in any of my work in my college or high school classes. During the summer, I decided to take two dual credit courses: economics and government. I enrolled in these
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Robinson believes that children are not using the full potential of the right side of the brain 's creativity, and only using the left side of the brain for academics (Robinson). He says “We get educated out of creativity,” explaining that schools do not emphasize the importance of creativity anymore, instead telling children “they won’t find a job in that field” (Robinson). Therefore, it would be best to start targeting higher academic grades instead of their creativity (Robinson). Throughout the talk, Robinson continues to make valid points on why schools discourage creativity eventually stating, “We have to rethink the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children” (Robinson). I believe the author would agree that creativity in college is just as important as being creative from grade school through high school. Without creativity, it would be difficult to enjoy your degree, and even explore other subjects that interest you, whether it is music or psychology. For that reason, I can understand why it is important to be creative, and how it will apply to college. As a college student and high school student, I change my mind on what major I’d like to pursue almost every day. If I were to cut out creative majors, like writing or music, it could lead to choosing a major I have no interest in. Having an open, creative, and positive mind will allow me to strive for a degree that is right for
Robinson believes that children are not using the full potential of the right side of the brain 's creativity, and only using the left side of the brain for academics (Robinson). He says “We get educated out of creativity,” explaining that schools do not emphasize the importance of creativity anymore, instead telling children “they won’t find a job in that field” (Robinson). Therefore, it would be best to start targeting higher academic grades instead of their creativity (Robinson). Throughout the talk, Robinson continues to make valid points on why schools discourage creativity eventually stating, “We have to rethink the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children” (Robinson). I believe the author would agree that creativity in college is just as important as being creative from grade school through high school. Without creativity, it would be difficult to enjoy your degree, and even explore other subjects that interest you, whether it is music or psychology. For that reason, I can understand why it is important to be creative, and how it will apply to college. As a college student and high school student, I change my mind on what major I’d like to pursue almost every day. If I were to cut out creative majors, like writing or music, it could lead to choosing a major I have no interest in. Having an open, creative, and positive mind will allow me to strive for a degree that is right for