Until hearing the words, “Miss Catie, you’re a smart girl,” from my eighth grade English teacher Mrs. Womack, I never believed I was smart. I had always been in higher academic classes since the first grade, but until verbally hearing praise from someone who saw my grit and passion for my education I had never believed in myself. My classmates saw me as bubbly, talkative, and humorous friend who never took herself seriously. Growing up in a small school, I was wrongfully labeled “dumb” by AP snobs who never saw my hard work. After hearing my teacher tell me I was the only student to have an A in her honors level class I was completely shocked. I would have never expected myself to outperform the “smart” kids. This was the turning point where I began believing in myself. This allowed me to finally …show more content…
Currently I am unsure of my official major but I am interested in Political Science, Business, and Economics degrees that will compliment and prepare me for my law degree. The University of Knoxville is a perfect fit for me because of the wide selection and award winning academic programs. I aspire to be a civil rights lawyer. The reason I am drawn to this profession is the need we have in our country for justice in our impoverished communities. I have a lot of passion for these people because when I see something wrong I immediately want to fix it. With my problem solving attitude, I believe I can make a difference in how we see our lower class communities how how they should be governed. I am also fascinated with government and am drawn to changing people's lives for the better on a large scale through legislation. I am looking forward to running as a state representative at some point in my career. University of Tennessee Knoxville will help me achieve these goals with the degrees of either Political Science, Business, or Economics so that I can serve my community and my
Results of students who received praise for intelligence: The students in this category had negative results after receiving praising. When asked afterwards if they wanted to do the same level of problems or try more challenging ones, they chose the task that would allow them to look smart and do well on. Consequently, while telling a child how smart he or she is, we are sending a message to not take risks and just look the part. Afterwards, these children were given a hard task, which they performed poorly on, and they know longer liked the problems and did not want to practice them at home. Children also felt “dumb” and when given the initial task (in which they did well), they performed significantly worse. Lastly, their opinions of intelligence reflected that it was an innate capacity as though you cannot improve.
Doing the course of my life I have wanted to take several career paths over the years. When I was younger I wanted to play in the WNBA because basketball was once my life at one point. Then I wanted to become a Criminal Justice Lawyer. I would have like to be a Criminal Justice Lawyer because I always wanted to help my family. Being as though I am from New Orleans it should be no surprise a good amount of my family member has been or still incarcerated. Especially, when my cousin got arrested for a crime he didn 't commit. As I started to mature I then realize I may not be cut out for Law School. So, as of right now, I am currently in the "I want my own" career path. Since I moved to Wisconsin I just been wanting to bring the culture of New Orleans to Wisconsin. I know I want be able to start my own business as soon as I graduate college. The career I am currently focus on is a Marketing Manager. A Marketing Manager "plans programs to generate interest in products or services. They work with art directors, sales agents, and financial staff members" according to the Bls website. I have decided to research the features, qualifications, responsibilities, and more involving the
December 2 2017 Bryant Langheim Final Paper Do you ever wonder who the person is who helps attorneys or who you speak to to get an attorney? The answer is a paralegal, and that is the career I’m interested in going to school for. I have a lot of strengths, and I will talk about becoming a paralegal. That’s not all, though. I will also explain the steps and the process for how to get a job in criminal justice.
I went into my freshman year of high school very insecure about my own potential. Never did I think that I had it in me to be one of the “smart kids”. Fortunately for me, I signed up for all the wrong classes and I was forced to go to a school (yes, McDevitt was not my choice but my parents) that had terrific, dedicated teachers that knew I was taking the wrong course and did something about it. Like in Th...
Achieving academic excellence while obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice is the first step towards becoming financially able to support my son by working as a law enforcement analyst. While working on my degree, I am determined to maintain my 4.0 GPA, a challenge that demonstrates my ability to learn and overcome obstacles, as well as. This commitment to maintaining my GPA requires me to work on having a positive attitude, as well as learn about discipline, self-management, and hard work, all which are beneficial to me in my field of work. I chose criminal justice because it requires thinking about and analyzing facts to solve crimes while helping and protecting people, something I have always felt strongly about. Since I was
In “The Secret To Raising Smart Kids” Carol Dweck argues that you shouldn't raise your child to believe that he or she is smart, but instead praise them for their hard work and dedication to get good grades. A child who is raised by hearing that he or she is smart all the time will only let them grow up to think that he or she is smart. They require a fixed mind-set so they will believe that they are intelligent because their knowledge and skills are present. A study that Dweck discovered performed in the 1990’s showed that 85% of parents believed that praising a child’s intelligence was important for boosting their self esteem. An example of how to raise a child is to give them room to grow on their own
Students with less knowledge are given less opportunity. Placement tests and evaluations prove it, and more advanced students are given greater amounts of support and encouragement. These students are usually the ones who are told they can do anything they set their minds to, rather than “maybe that isn’t the best choice for you”. Students who are led to believe they are not as good as their more intelligent peers tend to fall into a rut. The learning path they are sent down is less challenging and less rewarding. Rose describes this path by saying, “… You’re defined by your school as ‘slow’; you’re placed in a curriculum that isn’t designed to liberate you but to occupy you, or, if you’re lucky, train you, though your training is for work the society does not esteem,” (Rose 350). The future of these students is affected by the way they perform early on, and many do not try to do better because they do not think they can. All many of them want to do is pass the tests and be on their way, never even considering college as an option for the future. To Rose, “The reality of higher education wasn’t in my scheme of things,” (356), and for many students in public education, the same goes for
However, the difficulties I was experiencing during my first year of high school made me realize that it was imperative to meticulously scrutinize the way I studied in order to ameliorate and become the student I used to be. Additionally, I became aware that my ability to speak English was affecting me, but later I came to the conclusion that if this was a determining factor in my performance in class, I had to challenge myself by engaging in more rigorous courses. As time went on, however, due to the fact that I was surrounded by students I considered to be far ahead, I felt very intimidated by my advanced classes. Furthermore, I became aware that some of my teachers from the advanced placement classes seemed to doubt my ability to perform at the level expected, just by hearing my accent. To be condemned to failure simply because I did not speak English the same way my fellow classmates did, was a terrible sinking feeling. Nonetheless, this circumstance made me very diligent in all my classes, for it made me very attentive to the topics discussed, and it made me evaluate the extent to which I studied. As a result, with my grades and work ethics throughout the year, I proved those teachers wrong and received an apology from the one I came to admire
Reams of research show that kids who are praised for being smart fixate on performance, shying away from taking risks and meeting potential failure. Kids who are praised for their efforts try harder and persist with tasks longer. These “effort” kids have a “growth mindset” marked by resilience and a thirst for mastery; the “smart” ones have a “fixed mindset” believing intelligence to be innate and not malleable.
According to Dweck & Leggett (1988) children possess different “theories” about the nature of intelligence. Some believe that intellectual ability is more of an unchangeable or a fixed entity. While others believe that intelligence as a malleable quality that can be developed. Research has shown that students of both theories showing equal intellectual ability, their beliefs about intelligence shape the way they respond to academic challenge.
I’m a student at Tompkins Cortland Community College this is my first semester as a college student. I plan to go to college for four years and only be at TC3 for this one semester, then transfer to a four year school. College has grown around the world more than ever and more people are attending college more than ever. I have chosen to go to college because of the rewards after graduation. Yes it is another four years of school but by getting more education and an extended degree gives me more opportunities for better jobs and more money. The career I have chosen to study is business administration. I am hoping that it takes me to a great job managing a company or possibly being an accountant.
“ It’s not that I’m dumb. I only did bad on the test because I had three test that week and two paper due. I wasn’t able to study as much as I normally would for the test.” Next, I added a new though. I learned that the average on the test was a 70%, so in reality, I had received a fairly average grade in comparison to the rest of the class. Although these two methods made me feel somewhat better, they didn’t change the fact that I had got a 69% on the test. My final step was a change in behavior. I came to realize that to do better on the next test I would have to make some adjustments to how I approach organic chemistry. This is what motivated me to find a tutor. However, this action in itself created another form of dissonance because in my mind a person who does well in school does not need a tutor. After receiving a much better grade on the second organic chemistry test thanks to the help of my tutor, I made a final change to my thoughts. I am still a person who cares about and does well in school, and having a tutor doesn’t mean I’m not intelligent it is simply another way of helping me to reach my goals. Coming to this conclusion helped me to remove the last of the dissonance I had been
Some call me argumentative- I prefer the term dialectical. It is true, I enjoy debates more than the average person. Nothing compares to the thrill of triumphantly dispelling an opponent’s case and swaying an audience to my side. On top of that, I have a sincere appreciation and talent for writing, reading comprehension, and grammar. With these attributes, I feel destined for a career in law. Yet, it is more than just my personal tastes that have led to my interest in legal services. Growing up with a disorder, I have developed empathy for people with disabilities and a desire to help them by advocating for their rights. As a lawyer, I hope to take action to make the world a better place to live in for people with conditions similar- and maybe not so similar- to mine.
I am Fasiha Abdul Rehman, holding a professional degree of Doctor of Pharmacy at 23 years of age; with a deeper interest in contributing to the understanding of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and unveiling new information for medical advancement and betterment of mankind and I envisage Masters as crucial step in this direction.
I realize completely I will never be the smartest or the quickest. I will accept the fact that I will be the best me I can be. I will try my hardest to be successful. I will be a postitive influence for my children, make my mother proud and make my husband eat his words.