Analysis Of Marita s Bargain, By Malcolm Gladwell

Late starts every Tuesday, frequent minimum days throughout the year, long summer vacations, short schedules for most seniors, all being that KIPP schools would disapprove of in an Anaheim High school. So to speak of, in order to increase student success at Anaheim schools, students should receive shorter summer vacations and more days in school. In the article, â€Å"Marita’s Bargain†, the author, Malcolm Gladwell states â€Å"the long summer vacation - a peculiar and distinctive American legacy has had profound consequences for the learning patterns of the students of the present day† (6) meaning to say that the longer the summer breaks are, the more it negatively impacts a student s learning, because these breaks are only getting longer and†¦show more content†¦This would mean that scores in all A-G requirements would improve as well because students already have to take those classes in order to graduate, but with the number of days growing that they would have in schools, then it would also result in an amount of scores and grades also growing. However, although the results wouldn’t be obvious at the beginning of this trial, they would be in the long run for students future success. Picture this, your child is intelligent and you know it, but there isn t much you can do to help them in school because you re always working, but all you think can work is giving them credit for being smart, even though you see they have no effort to continue school. There’s no motivation in them so you try encouraging them every day by letting them know they’re smart and they can use that intelligence in school for a good use. Yet your kid continues to fail in all aspects of school. Another way to help increase student success in Anaheim schools is to praise kids for their efforts on work rather than their intelligence. Which was occurring in the scenario as well as in the article, â€Å"Raising Smart Kids†. The autho r of â€Å"Raising Smart Kids†, Carol S. Dweck, equally expresses the successes of children that have been praised for their intelligence rather than their effort by stating, â€Å"They avoid challenges because challenges make mistakes more likely and looking smart less so† (23). ThereforeShow MoreRelatedOutliers : The Story Of Success2057 Words   |  9 PagesWe are presented with a theory that there aren’t any successful self-made people, which we know is contrary to popular beliefs. This theory was presented by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers: The Story of Success. The theory is further defined by the premise that holds that success is enabled by a person’s culture, environment, when and where they were born, and a strong work ethic. These theories and examples of success are analyzed using the textbook, Leadership: Research Findings, Practice