A new school year began this week. Every classroom features 2 general kinds of students. First, the champion. A champion dominates on every field of competition, and looks at each class and each subject and each assignment as an opportunity to compete. His real and only competition is within - did I measure up to my potential? A "yes" answer, regardless of assigned grade or Bell curve or comparison to peers, is a victory and needs celebrated!
The other type of student hates competition. He wants to slink into class late, unprepared, and unnoticed. This kind of student is a cheater. Oh, he may not copy off others or use crib sheets during tests. But he's cheating himself, which is even worse. A cheater deprives himself an opportunity to demonstrate his greatness, and in the avoidance of that challenge a cheater deprives his school and his community and his world his ultimate potential. Even an "A" student is defined as a cheater if he fails to give his maximum effort.
Don't cheat, be a champion!
The other type of student hates competition. He wants to slink into class late, unprepared, and unnoticed. This kind of student is a cheater. Oh, he may not copy off others or use crib sheets during tests. But he's cheating himself, which is even worse. A cheater deprives himself an opportunity to demonstrate his greatness, and in the avoidance of that challenge a cheater deprives his school and his community and his world his ultimate potential. Even an "A" student is defined as a cheater if he fails to give his maximum effort.
Don't cheat, be a champion!
RSS Feed
