Studying
If you want to get ahead in the world, you have to know stuff; and the more you know, the better you are. That's just the way the world works. Nobody is going to pay money to people who don't know their stuff. Now with that said, let me go over a few myths in learning.
1. Johnny did well on the test because he has a photographic memory. This is one of these myths that just won't die. A lot of people use the "photographic memory" myth to justify their lousy grades or to justify not studying. If you see somone who consistently gets higher grades, it is because they are studying when no one else is looking. I don't care what other people say or what the person who gets the high grades says; I'm telling you: that person got higher grades because they studied - a lot.
2. Einstein was a genius who had a high IQ. Einstein could have aced any test he wanted; and he had an IQ of 200. I could never hope to be like Einstein. This is poppycock. To begin with, Einstein never had his IQ measured; he was a slow learner as a child, performed well but not exceptionally so as a student, and was labeled as a "lazy dog" by one of his professors. Albert Einstein was a genius but so is anyone who creates something new; that is what the word genius means. Now, the reason why Albert Einstein was able to arrive at his theories was because he was intensely interested in the physical world around him; without that enthusiasm and interest he most certainly would have acheived nothing. Lastly, Einstein did not attend any first-rate University; he went to a second-tier University, so, you see, he's one of us.
3. Marijuana will improve your grades. This was a lie forty years ago; it's a lie today.
4. If I don't go to a good school, I'll never get ahead. Nonsense, the cream rises to the top. It's the individual that counts, not the institution. There are plenty of examples in the world where people without the "right credentials" excelled. Albert Einstein himself attended what was considered at the time a second-tiered university. It was only after he had created his new vision of the world that he was invited to speak and teach at so-called "prestigious" universities.
5. I can watch TV or listen to the radio while I study. No, you can't. Turn off the TV and turn off the radio while you study.
6. There isn't the money for me to go to college. Sure, there is. There all sorts of government programs that will loan you the money to go to college.
7. I don't have the connections to make it. You don't need any. The world is so full of people who don't do their job properly that corporations are dying to find and promote people who will do their job.
8. I come from a poor family, and my parents don't know anything about college or anything like that. It doesn't matter; when you get there, you will figure it out.
9. I don't get what the teacher is trying to teach. If this is the case, you need to go to an outside source. Google it; that's what I do.
So, there is only one way to get ahead in the world (provided you can't sing, act or draw), and that is to study. And the more you study, the further you will go. Fifteen minutes a day is not enough in high-school. A high-school student should dedicate at least one-hour per day to homework.
1. Johnny did well on the test because he has a photographic memory. This is one of these myths that just won't die. A lot of people use the "photographic memory" myth to justify their lousy grades or to justify not studying. If you see somone who consistently gets higher grades, it is because they are studying when no one else is looking. I don't care what other people say or what the person who gets the high grades says; I'm telling you: that person got higher grades because they studied - a lot.
2. Einstein was a genius who had a high IQ. Einstein could have aced any test he wanted; and he had an IQ of 200. I could never hope to be like Einstein. This is poppycock. To begin with, Einstein never had his IQ measured; he was a slow learner as a child, performed well but not exceptionally so as a student, and was labeled as a "lazy dog" by one of his professors. Albert Einstein was a genius but so is anyone who creates something new; that is what the word genius means. Now, the reason why Albert Einstein was able to arrive at his theories was because he was intensely interested in the physical world around him; without that enthusiasm and interest he most certainly would have acheived nothing. Lastly, Einstein did not attend any first-rate University; he went to a second-tier University, so, you see, he's one of us.
3. Marijuana will improve your grades. This was a lie forty years ago; it's a lie today.
4. If I don't go to a good school, I'll never get ahead. Nonsense, the cream rises to the top. It's the individual that counts, not the institution. There are plenty of examples in the world where people without the "right credentials" excelled. Albert Einstein himself attended what was considered at the time a second-tiered university. It was only after he had created his new vision of the world that he was invited to speak and teach at so-called "prestigious" universities.
5. I can watch TV or listen to the radio while I study. No, you can't. Turn off the TV and turn off the radio while you study.
6. There isn't the money for me to go to college. Sure, there is. There all sorts of government programs that will loan you the money to go to college.
7. I don't have the connections to make it. You don't need any. The world is so full of people who don't do their job properly that corporations are dying to find and promote people who will do their job.
8. I come from a poor family, and my parents don't know anything about college or anything like that. It doesn't matter; when you get there, you will figure it out.
9. I don't get what the teacher is trying to teach. If this is the case, you need to go to an outside source. Google it; that's what I do.
So, there is only one way to get ahead in the world (provided you can't sing, act or draw), and that is to study. And the more you study, the further you will go. Fifteen minutes a day is not enough in high-school. A high-school student should dedicate at least one-hour per day to homework.