Can we really
determine how a child will perform in school based on a simple test? A simple
test on patience, can’t determine how a child will do in their later years of
school. The marshmallow test didn’t appeal to me. I think that people can
change over time. Some kids who start off very impatient can over time learn to
become patient. It all depends on how that child is brought up. Some kids just
don’t have the patients to wait for a marshmallow, but that can’t determine how
they will score on their S.A.T. Also the study showed that only 98 people were
tracked down after they took the test. So out of 400 participants, only 98 were
tracked down. For all we know, it could have just been a coincidence that the
kids did well on the S.A.T.
Another question I have thought about is, how can we
motivate ourselves to go above and beyond our required amount of work? This is
something that will help greatly in college. If you can motivate yourself to go
above and beyond, you will find that it will better you for the college life.
Being able to motivate yourself is a great thing. If you can use that skill to
help learn more knowledge, you are better off. Motivating myself for school
work is not an easy thing. If I could motivate myself for work, I would be in a
great position. It’s one thing to do the required work, it’s another to do more
than the required work.
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