The articles found on :
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/opinion/06collegeadvice.html were very interesting and had a lot of useful information to give new freshmen in college. I read three different ones that all gave different interesting advice.
The first one I read had two pieces of advice they thought were the most important. 1. How to chose the right teacher and 2. For all students to take a composition course no matter what. It will really help you out throughout college and be beneficial in the future knowing the correct way to right and speak. Another one of the articles I read gave you do's and don'ts of what to do in class and also told how to stay involved with the university. I found reading these articles very helpful and interesting to read because I could relate to them now that I'm actually in college. Now I can apply these tips to my active experience now.
The marshmallow video was also a really cool video to watch. The test performed in the video was to put a marshmallow in front of children aged 4 years old and they were told to wait to eat it until they were told they could, and if they waited they would be rewarded with another one. This video focused on temptation and the power to overcome it. Some of the children waited but some didn't and just went ahead and ate it. It later said in the video that the children who waited and had self discipline were doing better off in life, they got good grades, were more happy etc. and the children who gave in and ate the marshmallow on the spot didn't get great grades and weren't as happy. I personally don't think that the marshmallow test had any connection to the success of the kids today. At age 4 I don't think they really have the mind span to grasp the concept that if they wait they will get more in return, they want what they want when they want it. Self control is something I think that is learned, so as their lives went on I'm sure they encountered experiences where they had to use self control and from there on they learned and grew as a person. What is the definition of success? That can be answered many ways and could have endless arguments about the true meaning of the word. What were the children's motivation for waiting? Maybe they did understand that waiting was the right thing to do, who knows. People find motivation different ways.
The first one I read had two pieces of advice they thought were the most important. 1. How to chose the right teacher and 2. For all students to take a composition course no matter what. It will really help you out throughout college and be beneficial in the future knowing the correct way to right and speak. Another one of the articles I read gave you do's and don'ts of what to do in class and also told how to stay involved with the university. I found reading these articles very helpful and interesting to read because I could relate to them now that I'm actually in college. Now I can apply these tips to my active experience now.
The marshmallow video was also a really cool video to watch. The test performed in the video was to put a marshmallow in front of children aged 4 years old and they were told to wait to eat it until they were told they could, and if they waited they would be rewarded with another one. This video focused on temptation and the power to overcome it. Some of the children waited but some didn't and just went ahead and ate it. It later said in the video that the children who waited and had self discipline were doing better off in life, they got good grades, were more happy etc. and the children who gave in and ate the marshmallow on the spot didn't get great grades and weren't as happy. I personally don't think that the marshmallow test had any connection to the success of the kids today. At age 4 I don't think they really have the mind span to grasp the concept that if they wait they will get more in return, they want what they want when they want it. Self control is something I think that is learned, so as their lives went on I'm sure they encountered experiences where they had to use self control and from there on they learned and grew as a person. What is the definition of success? That can be answered many ways and could have endless arguments about the true meaning of the word. What were the children's motivation for waiting? Maybe they did understand that waiting was the right thing to do, who knows. People find motivation different ways.
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