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Originally Posted by amixa  Actually, there are MANY jobs that are available without college degrees. (You Americans make it confusing, as there is university and then there is college.. like community college.) There are many other community colleges that can offer hands on training for middle men jobs. Like Gidley said its this 'perfect path' our society loves to publicize.. but it makes many people feel like crap for not following it because that is the 'dream' or so they say. |
I never denied it was possible to be successful without it. But having a degree really increases your chances, and education is important to me. I like to learn as much as I can.
And again, in my field, it is absolutely necessary.
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Originally Posted by amixa Well, not everyone has been encouraged to do well in school for them to have to do well in school. I know people who came from really unfortunate troubled homes and they enjoyed school and did well. |
So what's your point? I'm just saying that this is part of the reason I've always felt the need to do excellently.
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Originally Posted by amixa Yes, it is the culture. They are pushed and I had asian friends who said they hate it and it isn't their race or anything like that. It is very stressful to them. As I said some societies have harder schooling systems NOT to make people excell -- but to do the opposite. Especially in China.. but other countries like Malta .. they make the children take exams at several points during their school career. If they don't pass they can't go on to the next level. They do this on purpose to make sure they still have people to work in the labour industry.
I have heard the pressure is so high in one asian country and I'm sure others as well students commit suicide because they are that worried over grades. |
Again you missed my point. I neither said it was their race, nor that it wasn't hard on them. But even those who go to school in America still have the same dedication to work, and our school system is definitely not like their's. My point was that I think anyone can do really well if they want to. I have been raised to believe that one can do anything if one really wants to, and this belief has taken me far. I believe it applies to others as well.
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Originally Posted by amixa you can be just as successfull even with detachment. Do you have to be 'the best'? |
Well, I want to be as good as I possibly can be. Last time I tried to detach from the results, my grades plummeted.
[quote=amixa;204222]Have you ever been a leader in something other then school grades or competitions? To take on leadership roles is hard. You're in the spotlight, you get critisized, and you can see that they always screw up in some form or another. Even leaders are never perfect. And that's fine.[/quote
I hold a chair position in my fraternity. Yes I know that leaders are criticized quite frequently, and that they can't please everyone.
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Originally Posted by amixa I still strive to be a good artist.. I do pressure myself, but I don't look down on people who I may not like their painting style, or maybe their skills aren't so developed (in my opinion).. because they don't paint as often as I do. I still do just as well. I think its a matter of diminishing your competitive nature. Its ok to be competitive. But to be so outwardly competitive that you are looking down on other people is not such an appealing characteristic so it is probably good to work on humbling your opinions on others around you and if you want to do well then go for it. Only worry about yourself. |
Well I'm not saying I look down on others so that I may do better. I'm saying that I pressure myself, and that in doing so well, I sometimes look down on others.