Academic Record: An Indicator Of Success In The Future?

[ritu 1]

I thought that this part of the forum would be the best section to post this, however, if it is not please place it in the most suitable section.In many of the families after the worries for basic necessities, it is the turn for the long occurring concern about the future of the child. The concern starts early in an age when the child is called a toddler, and is sent to a playschool, the reason cited for this is that the child would attain the qualities of playfulness and socializing with its own age group and also start to follow the a set daily regime.The next stage comprise of real study, I mean getting taught something in class and then after being back at home, going through it or if put in a vigorous form, mugging it. They are exposed to examinations and are expected to obtain whatever is expected. If they fail to do so, it is not just their family who brings down hell on them, but also the teachers and the other acquaintances that are much interested about how someone else's child fares in his studies. Now rises the question, why is the havoc created? Why does the matter come out to be so serious? It is because the academic performance of the child probably forms the base of the calculation of the child's future and then the tallying with the set expectations is done. When the parents have to face the fact that the academic trend of their children is not helping them to shape any ideas for his future, they end up taking that to their heart.The reality in terms of whatever has been proven has many a times shown and recorded in history as well, right from the first President of the United States George Washington, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Tom Cruise, Albert Einstein and many other famous people who could not gel well with the academic set up but proved their worth in their own way. Again there are a number of instances that can show that people who have been excellent in their academics, have failed to make their mark in the world.Some of them just ended up having a normal life.SO the question still remains whether being sound academically ensure success in the future as well? What's your take on this?

[fermin25 3]

Not exactly what you mean with academic record, or if the child's educational stage or the stage of puberty and adolescence. Because have excellent grades in the first years is not so significant as to take them at school or in the first years of college and I'll explain why. Many people think that learning is just memorizing but they don´t look on the surface of this judment. The tasks assigned to children in schools have no deeper meaning in order for the child to learn the rules of grammar or memorize entire books. No, the real goal of this work is that the child acquires qualities that can make an intelligent and prepared man and in the future have a very good chance of success. First define what success is. Success in my view is not to accumulate large amounts of money or acquire fame or glory. Success should be understood as the attainment of the goals set in advance by the man. For example, if a man dreams of becoming a good nurse and succeeds he will achieve success even in the face of everyone else that means failure due to the place of the profession within the labor pyramid. Success is achieving what one intends.But which is the "popular way" to succeed? Studying of course. Because it is a reality that people prepared academically are more likely to succeed than the unprepared. That is nothing new. For this reason I am surprised to see your examples of successful people who did not get such high academic degrees Albert Einstein. Einstein was a good student and you are very wrong in your reasoning since Einstein studying in their first years of study had the motivation to make the discovery that made him so famous. Actors like Tom Cruise are so good and famous because they studied. Cruise Maybe not study advanced mathematics but study the art of acting and this coupled with its consistent practice was what gave him so successful. So I think it is clear that the study if it's worth and the best reflection of the study are the notes that everyone gets. Now when a person gets high marks does not guarantee success. Why? Because success is not knowledge invariably success derives from the action. I know many people in my university: philosophers, educators, historians who have a high level of knowledge but success is not palpable because they take action only hide behind books and knowledge. The greatest wonders that a human being can do are: helping others, creating something new and discover something hidden. So people who are engaged only fill your mind with information that is of interest only in a special sense as is the study of ancient philosophy is not very likely to succeed.For this reason is that most philosophers, educators and historians dedicated to my country to lead strikes because they feel from my point of view that the success they have been deprived by those who have money, because that is how they preach. In this particular case to obtain a high academic record does not make you successful.Now I want to talk about the other side of the coin: people who do not get a good academic record. To expose this section I will use my experience over more than famous examples. I was always the best in my class from school until high school. I've always been very observant and over the years I have seen my results and those of my classmates. 90% of my classmates who did not have a high academic record left college after the first year. Some financial reasons but the vast majority did it for academic reasons. Today I had the opportunity to talk with some of them about this and they tell me that they simply could not go beyond the university and are best devoted to work. Based on this I can say that obtaining a high academic record may not lead you to success but warns you not be able to even finish college as happened to my schoolmates. So take a high academic record has its advantages and this is known by almost all parents and for this reason they put pressure on children to get good grades in their classes, with the hope that at least have more opportunity to be successful in the future.So in conclusion have a high academic record will not ensure success but if it gives you more benefits and more opportunity than not having it. That is my opinion.