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I think one of the defining characteristics that differentiates "good" from "great" is discipline. Good students possess great skills, but they lack discipline.
by stevenjames 17y ago
I think one of the defining characteristics that differentiates "good" from "great" is discipline. Good students possess great skills, but they lack discipline.
But in my opinion, discipline can be taught.
- tsally 17y agoUh, good students (if you mean the ones that get good grades) have incredible discipline. Indeed, given a base amount of talent, discipline is all that is required.
- stevenjames 17y agoI agree. I was just commenting on the quotation in the post. I think it would be erroneous to conclude that a student is not "good" because he/she receives a "C" in an economics course. Perhaps the student was very ill that quarter or was busy building some really great thing. But even if they slacked off, they may want to be disciplined. Better yet, they may be willing to listen. In which case, one can probably be taught discipline.