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Originally Posted by noodle
You guys are right. For a long time, as a kid, I was slightly depressed because I never put in a lot of effort at school! I didn't see the point, I thought that your final exams were the most important. Teachers always tried to convince me that effort was of huge importance in places like England because wherever you go, there will always be a reference required. Unfortunately, references were based upon your effort and rarely on your results as they believed that someones character is shown throughout the year, not simply at the final exam (in a sense, they are right, but it didn't make me happy).
Anyway, luckily for me, I had 3 older brothers who taught me about life better than any teacher I've ever had. They told me to continue in my beliefs because at the end of the day, when it comes to the world of work, Quality is far more important than Quantity. Now at university, it's half true. There are no reports, so to be honest, I don't really know what the teachers think of me, but whenever I get my results at the end of a semester, some of my teachers and secretaries always have a smile on their face. I guess they don't believe in "effort is most important".
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So wait... you're trying to tell us that your teachers shouldn't have encouraged you?