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Thursday, October 4, 2012

The "C" Student, Average Student: Part 2


The “C” student

Average student: Part 2

 

2. CURIOSIT Y: “C “student seldom explores topics deeper than their face value. They lack vision and bypass interconnectedness of concepts. Immediate relevancy is often their singular test for involvement

3 RETENTION: “C” student retain less information and for shorter periods. Less  effort seems  to go towards  organizing and  associating learned  information  with previously  acquired  knowledge  they display  short-term –retention  by  relying on cramming sessions that  focus on details, not  concepts.

4. ATTITUDE: ”C” students are not visibly committed to class. They participate without enthusiasm. Their body language often expresses boredom.

5. TALENT: “C” students vary enormously in talent. Some have exceptional ability but show undeniable signs of poor self-management or bad attitudes. Others are diligent at simply average in academic ability.