Ch. 1 Outliers: The Story of Success
Quote: “The tallest oak in the forest is the tallest not just because it grew from the hardiest acorn; it is the tallest also because no other threes blocked its sunlight, the soil around it was deep and rich, no rabbit chewed through its bark as a sapling, and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured.”(pg. 19)
I think this quote shows just because a person is born from a family that is successful doesn’t mean that they too will become the same. There are so many obstacle that this person will face in life. Also in our world a child born from a weaker shell can still become something great as long as they have sun light and room to grow.
Question: How as a teacher, can we aid to that smaller acorn growth?
Connection: As educators we should aid to the development of all our “acorns”. We need to be aware that all of our students are different and might need a different way to experience learning.
Epiphany/Aha: My Aha moment in this chapter was reading about how sports players who are at the other end of the age requirement often don’t achieve as high as the ones with an age closer to the start date.
Ch. 2 Outliers: The Story of Success
Quote: “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” (pg. 41) I picked this quote because it shows the importance of practice. With me being a PE teacher and a father with kids that play sports, this is important for kids to understand at a young age.
Question: How can we aid students to understand the importance of practice in not just sports but in all aspects of the classroom?
Connection: This is a connection to me personal because my oldest son plays baseball and he thinks that just because he likes it he will get to play professionally. Though, whenever I ask my son if he wants to practice he says no. He needs to learn the importance of practicing to get good.
Epiphany/Aha: It takes 10,000 hours for someone to become an expert. That is a lot of time to practice, fail, and learn from experience.
Ch. 3 Outliers: The Story of Success
Quote: “If intelligence matters only up to a point, then past that point, other things- things that have nothing to do with intelligence- must start to matter more.” (pg. 86) This quote has me thinking of multiple intelligence. Yeah people are smart to certain point but they should check to see what kind of person they are. So for a college admission program students who are smart but selfish for instance, may never volunteer or belong to groups or teams, then maybe they aren’t the best fit for their school.
Question: Why not have college admissions based on the population numbers of that specific community?
Connection: This connection is made from students and people in general. How can we use one single test to assess how well a student will later succeed in life? We have learn so much in the credential program about multiple intelligence and how students and people can be smart in more than just one way.
Epiphany/Aha: My Aha moment in this chapter was realizing that there is more to life than just being smart from a nationalized test. I think that’s our job as teachers to help students realize there is more to them then what they score on a test.
Quote: “The tallest oak in the forest is the tallest not just because it grew from the hardiest acorn; it is the tallest also because no other threes blocked its sunlight, the soil around it was deep and rich, no rabbit chewed through its bark as a sapling, and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured.”(pg. 19)
I think this quote shows just because a person is born from a family that is successful doesn’t mean that they too will become the same. There are so many obstacle that this person will face in life. Also in our world a child born from a weaker shell can still become something great as long as they have sun light and room to grow.
Question: How as a teacher, can we aid to that smaller acorn growth?
Connection: As educators we should aid to the development of all our “acorns”. We need to be aware that all of our students are different and might need a different way to experience learning.
Epiphany/Aha: My Aha moment in this chapter was reading about how sports players who are at the other end of the age requirement often don’t achieve as high as the ones with an age closer to the start date.
Ch. 2 Outliers: The Story of Success
Quote: “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” (pg. 41) I picked this quote because it shows the importance of practice. With me being a PE teacher and a father with kids that play sports, this is important for kids to understand at a young age.
Question: How can we aid students to understand the importance of practice in not just sports but in all aspects of the classroom?
Connection: This is a connection to me personal because my oldest son plays baseball and he thinks that just because he likes it he will get to play professionally. Though, whenever I ask my son if he wants to practice he says no. He needs to learn the importance of practicing to get good.
Epiphany/Aha: It takes 10,000 hours for someone to become an expert. That is a lot of time to practice, fail, and learn from experience.
Ch. 3 Outliers: The Story of Success
Quote: “If intelligence matters only up to a point, then past that point, other things- things that have nothing to do with intelligence- must start to matter more.” (pg. 86) This quote has me thinking of multiple intelligence. Yeah people are smart to certain point but they should check to see what kind of person they are. So for a college admission program students who are smart but selfish for instance, may never volunteer or belong to groups or teams, then maybe they aren’t the best fit for their school.
Question: Why not have college admissions based on the population numbers of that specific community?
Connection: This connection is made from students and people in general. How can we use one single test to assess how well a student will later succeed in life? We have learn so much in the credential program about multiple intelligence and how students and people can be smart in more than just one way.
Epiphany/Aha: My Aha moment in this chapter was realizing that there is more to life than just being smart from a nationalized test. I think that’s our job as teachers to help students realize there is more to them then what they score on a test.