What’s the secret of success? Specifically, how do public school students from modest homes compete against private school kids who have all the advantages, from educated parents, after-school tutoring, and computers and stuff at home.
Queena Lee-Chua, Filipino college instructor did some research. Yes, she discovered, the private school kids have plenty of advantages,
But according to our study, the families of our best public school students have more powerful strategies.
These are their secrets — discipline, goal-setting, self-reliance, strong family bonds and a conducive home environment.
Well, now, that’s a surprise! “You mean to say,” in the words of the immortal Mike Wallace, that positive self-esteem isn’t important?
Er, no. Not really. Here is more.
Ninety-nine percent of the families of public school achievers in the survey agree that “discipline is a responsibility of the parents and an act of love.”
There’s a shocker for you. So what would the parent do if little Johnny doesn’t want to work hard?
He tells them about people in the community who ended up jobless because they took the easy way out and did not finish school — “Sumunod lang sa agos (They just went with the flow).”
Still want more?
Most of the families in our survey believe that success is achieved through hard work, not luck or fate. They believe in God, but they also know that God helps those who help themselves.
The children are patient, persistent and capable of delaying gratification.
Successful students believe that they can control their lives, while their less successful classmates are ruled by chance, malas (bad luck), or other factors.
This isn’t rocket science, of course. Why should it be?
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