Saw this quote today on Seth's blog:
Reminds me of my stance on exams.
When I was in college, I took a side course in econ, along with a bunch of girls who were worried crazy about exam from day one. I was so annoyed I wrote a song about it.
It was only last week that I finally realized precisely why I was so annoyed by them.
My approach to college was always to learn for me. I was there because I wanted to learn stuff I could use. Things that interested me. If it didn't interest me or I couldn't see a use for it, or I didn't enjoy it, I didn't try particularly hard to learn it.
And if, by the time exam came around, I were to flunk, it would clearly be because the exam was testing the wrong thing, because I had learned exactly what I wanted to learn from the course.
On top of that, I've always had the belief that (a) I was going to work for myself, and (b) any employer who would look at my grades over my ability to do the work required wouldn't be a good fit with me.
If you approach education like that, there's really nothing to worry about.
"You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system."
Reminds me of my stance on exams.
When I was in college, I took a side course in econ, along with a bunch of girls who were worried crazy about exam from day one. I was so annoyed I wrote a song about it.
It was only last week that I finally realized precisely why I was so annoyed by them.
My approach to college was always to learn for me. I was there because I wanted to learn stuff I could use. Things that interested me. If it didn't interest me or I couldn't see a use for it, or I didn't enjoy it, I didn't try particularly hard to learn it.
And if, by the time exam came around, I were to flunk, it would clearly be because the exam was testing the wrong thing, because I had learned exactly what I wanted to learn from the course.
On top of that, I've always had the belief that (a) I was going to work for myself, and (b) any employer who would look at my grades over my ability to do the work required wouldn't be a good fit with me.
If you approach education like that, there's really nothing to worry about.
About Calvin Correli
I've spent the last 17 years learning, growing, healing, and discovering who I truly am, so that I'm now living every day aligned with my life's purpose.
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