Double Journal 8

Quote:

       “He was, he recalls, "an average student who daydreamed a lot." It is perhaps those early memories of unfocused ambition that have infused him with a desire to promote a new way of learning that prepares students to succeed in a highly wired and visual world.”

Response:

        I find this quote extremely motivating to me because it doesn’t stereotype the “smart” kids. In his quote he says he had unfocused ambition. Not that he was great in school or the top in his class, but an average kid with a passion to daydream. This quote to me is an inspirational one that inspires children to follow their dreams. I find it fascinating how some of the most famous people were not the above average kid in class. People like Charles Darwin who did not take the chosen path his father wanted and actually quit school and went into ministry, as well as Albert Einstein who was considered crazy. It is people like this, the “average” person who gives children hope that even they can accomplish anything when they put their mind to it.

Related Material:

http://des.emory.edu/mfp/efficacynotgiveup.html