Luis Rodriguez Speech

Rodriguez’s speech means that intellect is not simply defined by going to school and getting conventionally good grades, but by the pursuit of knowledge. He means that education does not end after high school or even college, our minds should constantly be feeding and learning new things so we can continue to grow. Learning is messy, learning contains mistakes, it may look like a series of failures but if you persist you can achieve great things. Learning even looks different on everyone and that is not strange. We can become so focused on just getting by with good grades in school we can forget what an amazing opportunity we have, and when we can access to each other’s minds the possibilities are endless. I definitely agree with Luis Rodriguez. I notice myself leaving behind the spark of learning just to complete a task and move on to the next. I may even change my answer on a test because I think that is what the teacher wants to hear but is not what I think. I see this in others as well. We become so wrapped up in attempting to achieve perfection, and along the way we lose a piece of our learning experience as growing minds. Even adults fall victim, becoming consumed with productivity, they forget to grow themselves and their minds before their career.Curiosity is what makes us grow and all to often we move on in order to save time instead of exploring new ideas. This speech connects to the best sellers class because the purpose of the class is to
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