Two B's or an A and a C Which is Better?
Many years ago I began asking my evening adult college students which was better, two B's or an A and a C. Almost all said 2 B's. Then I rephrased the question. You need a serious operation which do you want, a doctor average in bedside manner and average in operating procedure or one with a C in bedside manner and an A in operating procedure. I'll take the A and the famous Dr. House every time.
IRS has questions, I want the best tax accountant I can find and auditing ability means little to me as does their looks, personality ...
A young lady heard this example and at the
break thanked me as she had been told that her poor math ability made her very
average and being very good at English was not good enough. She also said page two of
the
Quick Notes Philosophy
at the front of the workbook I had provided made her feel much better about
herself. Sacrificing self confidence to make someone a little better at anything
is one of the biggest mistake of our generation. see
Educating the Class of 2034
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