The Mercury – with the start of school
The outstanding student:
• Reads, performs, completes assignments, beyond minimal expectations – he or she loves the work into being.
• Shows up and speaks up without being disrespectful – he or she knows that courtesy is possible under all circumstances.
• Knows that listening to those appointed to teach is one of several keys to success – he or she knows it is almost always more important to listen than it is to speak.
• Learns to connect a variety of disciplines and sees the whole – he or she respects the interrelatedness or all things.
• Understands that willing, but not blind, obedience is the beginning of leadership development – he or she knows a person learns to lead by learning to follow.
• Takes responsibility for his or her own progress and operates without blaming anyone for anything – he or she knows that hardships can be the fuel of greatness.
• Understands that there is a price to be paid for excellence – he or she knows that the rejection of peers is sometimes the cost of being outstanding.
• Engages, initiates, and is unafraid to ask thoughtful questions – he or she knows the engaged student brings joy and enthusiasm to the dedicated teacher.
• Knows that teachers are a bonus, not an essential – many educated men and women are self-educated.
• Understands that academic pursuits come first – that all else is secondary.
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