I commented on Angel Maiers' blog. The two posts I focused on was "Student Geniuses Stand Up in Grand Island" and "The Sandbox Manifesto". The second one focused on a program for students that allowed them to work and change the world around them. The program did not discriminate against students with low scores and allowed whoever wanted to to participate. I commented that I liked the program and that it encouraged students to look beyond their test scores. Many students seem to feel that test scores are the only way to see if they are smart or not and thinking like this leads to many bright students giving up. The second article is a list of how some lessons learned in the sandbox can be applied to adult life. I focused on one that stated that sometimes we need to realize that we are holding ourselves back. I really think this can be applied to many college students who give up or drop out because they think they cannot do it. In reality, many of these students are more than capable to handle the course work if they would stop limiting themselves.
Source:serc.carleton.edu
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