I recently read this article about raising "quitters" but it's more about students perceptions about how to approach school. It is written by a developmental psychologist who has been noticing a trend in colleges and university with students dropping courses. Students are dropping courses they think will bring down their GPA, therefore hindering their chances of getting into graduate school. Getting an education is no longer about obtaining knowledge and learning new things, which is a sad state of affairs. Students rarely enjoy going to class, and are more focused on finishing their assignments and papers than actually having a love affair with the material being taught. Though this strategy of "quitting" may be beneficial in the college and university setting, Dr. Darling raises a good point about this strategy being problematic in the real world. I personally believe in sticking with things, and working hard to get where you want to go. Unfortunately in order to get to the professional job you want you may have to take the quitters approach. I am not necessarily are naturally intelligent individual and I have to work hard in order to understand concepts or get what I want, but I think I'm a better person for it. Just because someone has a talent, does not mean they'll master it, not without hard work. This is what's important and makes you a dynamic person, real world ready.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thinking-about-kids/201005/raising-quitters
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