An article on MSN a few weeks ago mentioned that Texas was going to drop the algebra II requirement for high schools. They also mentioned that students who successfully completed this course had a higher percentage of success in life. I mentioned this to my mom who is a retired math teacher and her opinion was obviously that the math success was the determining factor. My opinion was that intelligence, drive, and who you know made more impact than a math class. The reason that algebra II came into the equation, in my opinion, is because in order to pass this class you had to be average intelligence or better, probably a hard worker, and math is the basis of occupations in science, engineering, statisticians, etc. Those are all high paying fields and that is one measure of success that is used often. To answer your question, I believe they go hand in hand, but we all probably know that the author of the Harry Potter books failed to meet some of the 3 criteria. I think those 3 indicators are big hurdles but not roadblocks to success. Remember the saying "that which does not kill me makes me stronger". It is all in the viewpoint of the individual. Like in JD Sellers post about his father, this kind of life would hamstring some personalities and make others step up and succeed. His personality happened to thrive in this situation. Perhaps if he had been born into a famous, rich home he would have wasted his life away, who knows.
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