Is it true that C grade students are more successful than excellent students?

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At the end of last year, one of the users of The Question portal posted an interesting and provocative question "Who is the main student of your class at school now working for?" The showered answers once again debunked the strength of the relationship of the assessment system with the future of students. Zhenya Shabynina got acquainted with the theses of the psychologist Benjamin Hardy and tried to answer why the C-students are sometimes much more successful than the excellent ones.

Psychologist Benjamin Hardy published an article on the website of the Observer magazine about why C grade students live better after graduation than excellent students and good students. According to her, at the end of the 18th century, the secondary education system was designed in such a way as to educate students in the tradition of unquestioning obedience. This is due to the fact that against the background of the development of the industrial age, large corporations needed uncomplaining factory workers who would not once again ask questions about anything.

This led to the creation of a unified standardized education system and knowledge testing in the form of tests and exams. The academic system has become a factory for standardizing students, "fabricated" according to the desired template. If a student does not pass the exam, he has the opportunity to follow the same path again and only after a year.

And despite the fact that our world has changed significantly since those shaggy times, the structure of the educational system has not yet been revised.

“The Internet has changed the world. If you want to learn something, you no longer need an encyclopedia,”writes Hardy. Here I want to interrupt him and add - you don't have to pay big money for questionable master classes or for studying at a reliable university. Tons of information for every taste, training videos and articles are now available around the clock - you don't even need to leave your home. There would be a desire to learn. And the most remarkable thing is that the methods of learning on the Internet are not standardized, you can find and master any material in the most efficient and quickest way for you.

Someone anonymous estimates that by 2020 more than one billion people will work from home.

In terms of employment, in the future, more and more people will work for several companies as specialists and consultants instead of serving as a universal soldier for the good of one office. According to Hardy, the new economy supports and stimulates this state of affairs.

Hardy proposes to consider ten reasons that will help to understand why the majority of C-grade students are better than their diligent classmates and fellow students. Troechnikov (C students - in the American educational system, marks are put according to the first five letters of the alphabet, where A is considered a five, and E, respectively, is equivalent to one) Hardy immediately deciphers as Creative Students, that is, purely creative personalities. And it focuses not on their academic performance, but on their approach to the educational process.

1. C-students ask questions about the suitability of the existing educational system

They are not bastard and have not bought into the laws of the education system and its factory approach. They are able to appreciate the advantages of this system, but do not worship it, and see its multiple flaws. They also understand that knowledge is no longer imprisoned within the walls of educational institutions, and the learning process can be structured in different ways.

Trinity students are not afraid to challenge the existing order of things. And even if this promises them some inconvenience, much more damage can be caused by moving with the flow in an obviously wrong direction.

2. Trinity students are not obedient followers

They think for themselves and do not wander behind the fence of restrictions and dogmas, not wondering why these restrictions exist at all. Instead of living in someone else's mind, C grade students build their own system of coordinates and priorities.

3. Creepers do not try to please their mentors

They don't waste their energy trying to impress their teachers. They respect and love their teachers, but they do not idolize them. And they do not regard teachers as guardians at the gates of future success. The Troechniki understand that in the modern world the result of their work speaks for itself - after all, there is an Internet in which these results can be available for review by everyone.

4. They have a lot to think about besides grades

Here Hardy argues: if a person is obsessed with his marks, he, as a rule, does not really think about his future. At the same time, C-grade students are often much more attentive to the time allocation strategy. While classmates give up all their efforts in the race for success, C grade students pursue their dreams and do not wait for graduation to start living.

5. C grade students have their own definition of success

Excellent and good students are looking for security in good grades. Whereas C grade students know that a sense of confidence is achieved through trial and error. They know themselves and are not particularly mistaken about their own account. And no external standard of success compares to their awareness and ability to accept their capabilities.

6. Trinity students know how to use the opportunities of other people

While the excellent student is trying to do everything on his own, the C grade student gathers around him an army of capable people who, on occasion, will be able to compensate for his weaknesses. He's like Henry Ford - not afraid to admit that there are things he doesn't know. Ford was once reproached for being uneducated. In response to a series of offensive questions, he pointed his finger at his opponent and said:

“Let me remind you that there are a number of buttons on my desktop. By clicking on the rightmost button, I can call for help from people who can answer any question regarding my business, to which I give most of my efforts. Would you deign to tell me why I have to clutter my mind with general information just to be able to answer your questions when there are people around me who can provide the answer to any question I ask?"

7. C-students prefer those forms of education that are aimed at their individual capabilities

C grade students love to learn. They just prefer to choose the direction of their studies themselves - they don't want someone to tell them how to think. They prefer to explore and study what they have a natural predisposition for. They do not try to overcome the irresistible and painfully take knowledge with their ass, instead they surrender to their addictions.

8. Troes are not perfectionists

“If you're not ashamed of the first version of your product, you launched too late.” - Reid Hoffman. A work brought to an end is better than endless improvement. The Troechniks understand this and live calmly with it. Their actions are aimed at results. They know that perfectionism is a waste of time. They prefer to take risks and learn from their mistakes. This is the reason why most successful entrepreneurs did not do well in school or were even excluded. But failure is also a wonderful teacher.

9. Creepers do not waste energy senselessly

In his book The 4-Hour Body, writer Tim Ferris teaches us what he calls the “Minimum Effective Dose,” or simply DER, the smallest dose that can produce the desired result. The rest is a waste of time, health, etc. For example, the DER for boiling water is 100 degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure. Higher temperatures will not make the water more boiled. If 15 minutes in the sun is enough for you to start melanin production, these 15 minutes is your MED for getting a tan. More than 15 minutes is already an excess, which will lead to combustion.

Troes understand all this. Their goal is learning. The value of the energy spent on getting from a five with a minus to a full-fledged five is incomparably greater than the value of the amount of knowledge gained in this process. Creepers never spend more energy than they need to comprehend certain things. They are efficient and efficient.

10. Trinity - dreamers

While the excellent students are listening attentively, holding their breath, what will be in the upcoming test or exam, the C students stare out the window at the clouds and beautiful landscapes. They have already received their MED from the lesson. Consequently, they free up several hours each day to dream of a better world. They think about the big accomplishments that lie ahead in their lives, make plans and solve their pressing problems.