Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Low expectations

So as you may know I have been reading Do hard things.

Today I was reading about low expectations that people have for teens. They quoted a education expert that said "Our current ceiling for students is really much closer to where the floor ought to be." YIKES!! That is rather scary!!

As I was reading I was thinking about a lot of low expectations that people have for teens. It was pretty scary!! Can you think of any? I would love to hear what you guys think up!!

~K

P.S. If you guys ever get the chance get Do hard things. It is REALLY good!

3 comments:

  1. Oh yes! People expect us to be very rebellous. (Which, makes me "uncool" I guess, because I love and respect my parents). We're expected to be gossipy (if thats a word), and wear inmodest clothes. We are not expected to be kind, compassionate, or understanding!

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  2. Wow Keri, I was reading this book a couple of months ago! I really liked it, because a lot of the concepts in that book are familiar to me. It reminded me that raising the bar and doing 'hard things' is really good for us! I wish more teens and adults knew about these concepts....

    Have you seen the 'Rebelution' blog? The guys that wrote 'Do Hard Things' initially started out with that blog.

    Kerrin

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  3. Yes. It is such a good book. Have you read Start Here, the sequel to Do Hard Things? My sister and I are both reading it and it is amazing! It has lots of practical advice and it really inspiring!

    I have! Isn't it amazing!?! There is so much good articles and such on there.

    ~Keri

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