As a child, Taylor Swift had a love for music and theater, which her parents soon identified. Her abilities must have been extraordinary, for her parents often allowed her to travel to Broadway from an early age to receive personalized lessons and audition for roles. After deciding to focus on her music, Taylor began to receive more help from local mentors near her home in Pennsylvania (Wikipedia). Taylor’s skills parallel the case studies performed by Lynn Goldsmith. Even before their child’s conception, some parents make environments for their children in order to instil mental stimulation and giftedness. While some of the studied children acquired their giftedness on their own, one in particular, Adam Konantovich, seemed to thrive thanks to his parents’ commitment of providing a stimulating environment before and after birth (Goldsmith, 2000). …show more content…
They schooled him in any topic he wished, drove him across the country for music lessons, and observed his advanced learning abilities from a young age. While their guidance did not act solely as the only factor in Adam’s sculpting, his parents greatly influenced the construction of his gifted abilities (Goldsmith, 2000). Now, after many years, Taylor Swift has become one of the most well known and loved musical artists of the 21st century. Every album she creates attracts new fans and renews the love from the old ones. Do her fans simply find her songs catchy, or would they call her gifted? If she is gifted, does it come from her hard work and dedication or from her proficient abilities in music? I believe Taylor Swift is gifted, but she must continue to work hard in order to improve and continue to succeed in the music
Daniel Cole´s book The Talent Code is a call to all of us-MOOC students, academics, musicians, latinos, workers, blacks, and whites- to get up, go forward, and be brave, that excellence and talent is within our grasps. He throws out the window the belief that talent is produced by the combination of genes and environment, of innate talent. The author also tells us how to do it: showing methods, examples, and studies of how persons like you and me achieved excellence.
His anecdotes presented in the article are appropriate in terms of his subject and claims. The author responds back to the naysayers by saying that people only look at the test scores earned in school, but not the actual talent. He says, “Our culture- in Cartesian fashion- separates the body from the mind, so that, for example we assume that the use of tool does not involve abstraction. We reinforce this notion by defining intelligence solely on grades in school and number on IQ tests. And we employ social biases pertaining to a person’s place on the occupational ladder” (279). The author says that instead of looking at people’s talent we judge them by their grades in school or their IQ score, and we also employ them based on these numbers. People learn more each time they perform a task. He talks about blue collared individuals developing multi-tasking and creativity skills as they perform the task they are asked to
talents in music and sports; although, we have been taught the impact of individuals like
Hard work is challenging work. But why does it have to be challenging work? Because challenging work, when intelligently chosen, pays off. It’s the work that people of lesser character will avoid. And if you infer that I’m saying people who avoid challenging work have a character flaw, you’re right… and a serious one at that. If you avoid challenging work, you avoid doing what it takes to succeed. To keep your muscles strong or your mind sharp, you need to challenge them. To do only what’s easy will lead to physical and mental flabbiness and very mediocre results, followed by a great deal of time and effort spent justifying why such flabbiness is OK, instead of stepping up and taking on some real challenges.
First, Gladwell’s claims are impressively effective as a direct result of his use of professional expertise. Perhaps one of the most important aspects in chapter two, entitled The 10,000-Hour Rule, is the inclusion of professional neurologist, Daniel Levitin, who absolutely supports Gladwell’s main argument. “Ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert – in anything,” writes Levitin (40). Equally important to the arguments made in chapter two, psychologist K. Anders Ericsson provides professional insight into the world of the “gifted.” In addition, Gladwell makes use of the findings of professional psychologist, Michael Howe, and renowned music critic, Harold Schonberg, regarding the length of time it took Mozart to produce “his greatest works” (41). By including these experts, Levitin and Howe, within his argument, Gladwell strengthens his claim that success frequently depends on how...
Kids shouldn’t just receive awards for showing up to a practice or a game. They should although receive something, but the winners should be noticed and recognized by something more than a participation trophy. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place should get a trophy saying 1st, 2nd, and 3rd but the other players should get like a certificate. “You have to win to get a trophy.” If you don’t give them anything for showing up it might make them feel bad about themselves. They might not want to show up anymore either. Kids will try harder to get awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd if there aren’t awards for just showing up. (Berdan, Betty)
“Thomas Aquinas once wrote that it is better to know a little of what is important than a lot of what is unimportant” (Stancil, 252). Students should have a balance of street smarts and book smarts so they can be successful in whichever career they may choose. If the typical education focuses on teaching the students only certain areas they may or may not use, then how will the students be completely prepare for life? If education is supposed to prepare students for life, then can anyone really limit or define education? Kim Jones, a CEO who wrote an article on education, claims “Education does not have a single purpose; it serves multiple objectives, and the relative importance of each of these objectives can be very personal” (Forbes.com).
Aside from this many people still argue that there is not a gap in education. Education is fair, america is fair. If a boy living Chicago, well below the poverty line, wants an education he can get it!
Lovecky, D. V. (1995). Highly Gifted Children and Peer Relationships. Counseling and Guidance Newsletter. Retrieved March 10, 2003, from http://print.ditd.org/floater=74.html.
Special education is the practice of educating students with special educational needs by addressing their individual needs and differences. This process involves the individually planned arrangements of teaching procedures, adapted materials and equipment as well as accessible settings designed to help students with special needs to achieve a higher level of education and success. Usually parents that who has a child with special needs would like for their child to receive a quality education. People understand when talking about or describing a child with special needs that the child has educational needs, or has learning difficulties or disabilities for instance it is harder for them to learn than other children.
Many students believe that doing well on tests and getting good grades is the equivalent to being intelligent and educated. While those attributes coincide with being knowledgeable, they are not the determining factors of whether or not a person is smart. Being “smart” comes from knowing information – information about matters such as science, cars, or cooking. (14) Everyone is smart in his or her own way. The ways by which people obtain information are different, but the same is true for all that they were taught in some way. Teachers all have different styles of teaching, and these differences have been very apparent to me during my education. Several attributes – the rate at which they teach, how they test, their personalities, and how much
I’ve always been good at talking to people, I was a social butterfly as a kid. I can get along well with others if I want to, and can carry a conversation. When need be, I can be persuasive, mostly through logic. I state facts and tell you why I believe you should do this or that based on those facts, and that method seems to work well on a lot of people. I’ve always thought a career where I could use these skills would work to my advantage, but I never gave it serious consideration. I want to be able to use my social skills, quick thinking, adaptability, self-reliance, and combination of common sense & “book smartness” throughout my life and do something that will make me happy. After doing research and interviewing someone in the field, I
Whether the views about Taylor Swift are positive or negative, she still has been extremely successful. Not only has she made lots of money because of her hit singles, platinum records and sold out concert tours, but she has also found a unique way to connect with her fans. Taylor Swift is both praised and ridiculed because of her music and the way she perceives certain situations, but the way I see it, there are going to be positive and negative aspects of every form of media. What sets Taylor Swift apart from the rest though, it how handles herself with grace, hard work and determination and I think that is something that everyone should respect and admire.
The term “gifted” can mean many things. Up until recently it was the word used to describe people with profoundly high intelligence. Now, adding the words “creative” and “talented”, the category of giftedness has been extended to include not only exceptionally intelligent people, but also people with extraordinary ability in other areas, not just with IQ tests (Drew, Egan, & Hardman, 2002).
Taylor’s grandmother was a famous opera singer. Her name was Marjorie Finaly. She was Taylor’s inspiration for music. She would sing during family parties. She was the center of attention. She performed in many different countries. She performed in many operas and musicals. Taylor could memor...