CLASSMATES SPEAK ABOUT IT..

Cedric says...

Chapter 1 – It’s all invented

Opportunities are all around us it is like we invent our opportunities. A couple of clichés come to mind. “One person sees the glass as half empty while another person sees the glass as half full” and “one man’s trash is a another man’s is another treasure.” If two people look at the same situation and one person sees no possibilities and the other person sees unlimited opportunities. I think that this is a direct reflection of an individual’s perspective and experience in life. That is why education is so important. Education allows individuals the opportunity to broaden their horizon or view of life in the same way as a person that takes the time to learn about other cultures. The more a person knows about the world in which we live in the greater the possibility that the person will have the ability to see opportunities when others see none...

Chapter 2 – Stepping into a University of Possibility

When we think about the universe we think about “infinity”, a place that is incomprehensible in its totality and discoveries. So are the possibilities of opportunities. The only restrictions of opportunities are the restrictions that we conceive for our selves. Stepping into a universe of possibilities sounds like a good idea but it is not as easy as it sounds. When we think of the universe we also think about the unknown...

Chapter 3 – Giving an A

This chapter brings up a good point about grades. If a student receives an “A” for work preformed, is it because the student is adapt at meeting the requirements to receive an “A” or is it because the truly understands the material? This chapter suggests that grades are a tool to measure one student against another. This adds an element of competition among students that may cause them to lead a solitary academic life.

stacey robinson

Cedric so many of us never look at the possibilities and become trapped in the condition we are in and stifle ourselves. I must agree the education does allow opportunities as well as information, but this comes from so many experiences in life, (school, the streets, relationships) the list goes on and we forget to look outside the box to see where this can take us. Learning and restricting our views are the biggest reason that many of us seem to fail. It brings me to the thought that we must sometimes fail before we see or feel success and that it is mind over matter.
We sometimes forget that we can ONLY measure our successes by what we believe is success and not what the universe deems as success.

I like that this book offers the opportunity to see that we all have possibilities and are capable to reach whatever if we take the risk.