one of the greatest mistakes made in today's education system is the need to classify students as 'smart, average, dumb'.
everyone excels at something. correction. anyone can be taught how to do something, it's a matter of opportunity and practice. case in point, Lewis S. Ranieri- according to the book Liar's Poker he was a mailroom boy at Salomon bros. when he was yanked to the trading floor. subsequently, he fathered mortgage finances and other dangerous instruments that were at the forefront of this economic mess.
Entering my final year in university was a massive slap in the face. "smart" people aren't all that 'smart'. they're disciplined & informed. that is a skill. but again, everyone is smart/excels at something!! Being smart at school does not mean automatic success, on the flip-side, having average/sub-par grades is not a death sentence!! Everyone is good at something. Looking back, alot of my friends from high school who were considered 'stupid' are now pursuing jobs in investment banking, real estate, etc... it didn't matter that their grades weren't as high as others, the same market information is available to everyone and they chose to go after it.
find your passion and go for it.
that is success.
find it and run. don't EVER let anybody tell you something cannot be done.
school's second flaw: discouraging innovation.
there is ALWAYS a way. you just have to find it.
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