A successful student is not someone who is able to attain good grades just because of some predestined endowment of knowledge. Rather, he or she is a pupil that is pushed by a zeal for success to do the best that can be done in any given situation. That is to say, this student will not give up in defeat when confronted with difficult classes that would stump other students. Additionally, even when it seems like they have done their best work these students will still say to themselves, “How can I be better?” Be that as it may, this paper is in no way saying that all students who fail just do not try enough for there are always exemptions to these cases. However from my observations, the distinction between successful students and their peers,
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Therefore, a successful student is someone who is able to take those learned tools and correctly apply them to real situations in the chosen profession. Meanwhile, all a person has to do to be tagged as a good student is to pass the next exam with a B or higher. I could just sit there, and stare at the teacher while writing down everything I am told to. Then for the tests, I would cram the theories behind the concepts needed to that particular unit so I could regurgitate them as needed. Thereafter, the information could be forgotten or just lodged somewhere until once again needed.
Owing to the simple fact that both groups of students would be able to successfully complete some classes, one can mistake a good student for a successful student. However, such a misconception would be cleared up when that student is placed in a situation where application not information is needed. Unfortunately, these students could have been blinded by this misconception, so they end up in situations they are not equipped to deal with. That is what happened to me in French class.
I had been told by my report card since the eighth grade when I started taking French I that I was a good student. “Un, deux, trois, quatre………” I would brainlessly mumble.
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They are usually assigned the adjective bad, but to be careful of emotions, we will call them poor students. In their midst, you would find the ones who do not give nearly as “good,” an effort as the good students. They are usually the complacent ones who decide that being successful stems from predestined smartness, which is nothing they can do anything against. I have heard several of them say, "Oh, Science/Math/English is just not for me," as they stare at a C or lower on their report cards. What they do not realize is that as I am standing next to them with my satisfactory grades, I am also thinking, "Chemistry is definitely not my strongest
Therefore, a successful student is someone who is able to take those learned tools and correctly apply them to real situations in the chosen profession. Meanwhile, all a person has to do to be tagged as a good student is to pass the next exam with a B or higher. I could just sit there, and stare at the teacher while writing down everything I am told to. Then for the tests, I would cram the theories behind the concepts needed to that particular unit so I could regurgitate them as needed. Thereafter, the information could be forgotten or just lodged somewhere until once again needed.
Owing to the simple fact that both groups of students would be able to successfully complete some classes, one can mistake a good student for a successful student. However, such a misconception would be cleared up when that student is placed in a situation where application not information is needed. Unfortunately, these students could have been blinded by this misconception, so they end up in situations they are not equipped to deal with. That is what happened to me in French class.
I had been told by my report card since the eighth grade when I started taking French I that I was a good student. “Un, deux, trois, quatre………” I would brainlessly mumble.
“Oui, Je parle Francais, et …show more content…
They are usually assigned the adjective bad, but to be careful of emotions, we will call them poor students. In their midst, you would find the ones who do not give nearly as “good,” an effort as the good students. They are usually the complacent ones who decide that being successful stems from predestined smartness, which is nothing they can do anything against. I have heard several of them say, "Oh, Science/Math/English is just not for me," as they stare at a C or lower on their report cards. What they do not realize is that as I am standing next to them with my satisfactory grades, I am also thinking, "Chemistry is definitely not my strongest