A JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE AND SELD REALIZATION

gnorance was common in the past. Nowadays, education is indispensable. Everyone is required to complete at least 10 years of studies, it differs between countries. Education has taken a significant place in everyone's heart, especially parents. Majority of them unanimously agree that academic excellence is the guarantee of success in modern society. The topic has recently been a cause celebre among educationist and conservative.

Academic excellence is undoubtedly a stepping stone towards the pursuit of success in numerous factions of society. It heralds a giant leap towards opportunities in all walks of life. The more qualified you are, the higher the chances of you clinching the job that has other candidates vying for. Noting is more delirious than being the only candidate chosen for the coveted field, leaving others in consternation tinged with jealousy. In the same breadth, your records of being a top scholar will certainly make you stand head and shoulders above others in competing managerial post.

Societies are now caught up in the paper-chase, many believe that certificates speak volumes about one's personality and led credence to the asseverated skills. It has been used as a yardstick for measuring intellectual capability of an individual. As mentioned earlier, your qualification decides whether you can take your place among the exclusively privileged strata of society.

Although academic excellence might truly be an indicator of one's success, I, however, beg to differ. The changing technology and competition has far outpaced the current education system. Overly focus on assessment limits us the chances of experiencing life. One should always upgrade his knowledge to stay ahead of times. Hence, qualification does not guarantee jobs for graduates.

Moreover, education is now unified. The subject provided in school might not be what the students are interested in. Dropping out might be viable if you have decided to carve your own life by studying what you want. It is not a bad choice too as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are two prominent examples of entrepreneurs who prove that certificates are nothing more than the papers they are printed on. Despite little schooling, they exemplify the success whom many want to emulate. If you want to halt your studies, you should constantly strive for excellence by involving yourself in what you want in order to become another success that would be on the tip of everyone's tongue.

In conclusion, one should equip himself with skills relevant to type of life he would like to lead. the success of life depends on a combination of other factors, not only the academic excellence.A sort of modus circulorum in perpetuum, to which the only solution or escape is to find contentment with your system, and be ‘at peace’ with it.

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The best time to plant a tree is
ten years ago - the second
best is today.
Education conference, Doha
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Head of Futures Directorate
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2. We know what works in raising achievement
Teaching that provides the highest quality learning
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Leadership and shared mission
Partnerships including with parents and families
Reflection on practice that values people
Ethos of ambition/achievement
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3. Achievements
Reading: 19% do not attain Level B in P4
25% do not attain Level D in P7
Mathematics:19% do not attain Level B in P4
30% do not attain Level D in P7
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At S4, the average NQ tariff score for the highest-attaining 80% is
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At S4, the average tariff score for the lowest-attaining 20% has
remained fairly constant.
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What outcomes are we trying to
achieve?
• Improve life chances
• Raise achievement
• Equity
• Engagement
• Service quality

5. So why aren’t we
leading the world?
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6. Is it our leadership?
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Feelings of powerlessness
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Blaming others
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Problem seems intractable
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Solutions –
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‘Step back’, see the ‘big picture’
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See relationships and connections
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Your perspective is just one among many
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8. Professional drive
Humility
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9. Current Leadership
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Hierarchical
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Problem based
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Competencies
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Control and Efficiency
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Focused on Organisation
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Linked to Remuneration
Future Leadership
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Distributed
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Capability
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Solution Focused
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Practice
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Capacity Building
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Focused on Learning
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Linked to Professional Growth
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Will schools always be relevant?

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13. The E generation: Coatbridge College Nursery
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Is learning inclusive?
… who you are is far more
important than what school
you attend…. OECD report

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Scio-economic
background
Achievement Equity
Germany
Finland

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Time
Demand Skill demand
Specialisms,
knowledge-based
Applied knowledge
across disciplines

17. http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

18. Fighting the poverty of ambition: Castlemilk HS
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20. OECD Future schools
project
Carry on regardless
Re-school
De-school
Meltdown

21. Focus on
• Broad general education
• Transitions
• Personalisation and choice
• Literacy, Numeracy and Health & Wellbeing
• Pathways to sustained positive destinations
• Personal support structures
• Skills for Learning, Skills for Work, Skills for Life
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Literacy:
Learning language
Thinking tools
Thinking!
Wellbeing:
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Resilience
Learning!
Wellbeing:
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recognition, motivation
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Do we seek
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What is
excellence?

34. caring more than others think is wise
risking more than others think is safe
dreaming more than others think is practical
expecting more than others think is possible
excellence is about
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35. everyone thinks of changing the world,
but no one thinks of changing himself (Tolstoy)
the most powerful agent of growth and
transformation is something much more basic
than any technique - a change of heart (Welwood)
you must be the change you wish to see in the
world (Gandhi)
excellence is about US
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