Should adolescents, and not just children, be reminded that hard work begets success?
by Scott McLeod
In the six-page report, in the "Invest in Learning" section, the evaluator gave Goldfarb 2 of 4 points and said "there was little verifiable evidence apparent during the observation that Mr. Goldfarb works to instill the belief that students can succeed if they work hard."
Goldfarb said: "Be a cheerleader and tell them that hard work is the key to success? . . . We are dealing with young adults, not small children."
2 comments
Nov 23, 2009
olafelch said...
Young adults who often seen no hope for the future need to be reminded of this.there is a big difference between "can succeed" and "is the key to success". It's a bit worrying that the teacher doesn't seem to notice this.
Nov 23, 2009
Sara H said...
From what I can see, small children NEED a more playful approach to learning. Perhaps if they weren't overloaded so early in life, they would believe later that their hard work could accomplish something!
