Marita's Bargain By Malcolm Gladwell
Methods For Improvement The problem isn’t the students, more likely the problem comes from schools that haven’t laid a proper system to educate these children into becoming the best they can to achieve in the future. In order to increase student success in Anaheim, schools must have programs such as mandatory after school study halls and activities. In “Marita’s Bargain” by Malcolm Gladwell, I’ve picked up my first quote saying “I think that extended amount of time gives you the chance as a teacher to explain things, and more time for the kids to sit and digest everything that’s going on” (10). I see this as a support for my argument because it says that more school time can give teachers the chance to have more time with the students and
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Another way to improve student success in Anaheim schools is to motivate students to keep on trying rather than rewarding for their intelligence. Two quotes I’ve found useful from “The Secret To Raising Smart Kids” by Carol S. Dweck to support my argument say “More than 30 years of scientific investigation suggest that an overemphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges” (21). What this quote is saying is that there are 30 years of scientific data and evidence that show students who have been congratulated for their successes can make them feel helpless with challenges and after failures. “Our studies show that teaching people to have a ‘growth mindset’, which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent, helps make them into high achievers in school and life” (21). What my last quote is saying is that teaching people to have a “growth mindset” can make them learn that it’s now about getting things right the first time or understanding right away, more importantly, it’s about trying continuously that will make them succeed in school and life. In conclusion, if students in Anaheim schools are taught this idea of a “growth mindset” then they’ll most likely see their errors and mistakes as just a minor setback that they can get over. It can create more motivation for students to keep advancing and not rely on what they already know but instead with what they are being
Another way to improve student success in Anaheim schools is to motivate students to keep on trying rather than rewarding for their intelligence. Two quotes I’ve found useful from “The Secret To Raising Smart Kids” by Carol S. Dweck to support my argument say “More than 30 years of scientific investigation suggest that an overemphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges” (21). What this quote is saying is that there are 30 years of scientific data and evidence that show students who have been congratulated for their successes can make them feel helpless with challenges and after failures. “Our studies show that teaching people to have a ‘growth mindset’, which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent, helps make them into high achievers in school and life” (21). What my last quote is saying is that teaching people to have a “growth mindset” can make them learn that it’s now about getting things right the first time or understanding right away, more importantly, it’s about trying continuously that will make them succeed in school and life. In conclusion, if students in Anaheim schools are taught this idea of a “growth mindset” then they’ll most likely see their errors and mistakes as just a minor setback that they can get over. It can create more motivation for students to keep advancing and not rely on what they already know but instead with what they are being