Student Success Statement 5/5/2017

"Nothing is gained in doing what's wrong."
             -Wilford Woodruff

I believe that this quote is saying that when you do something wrong, you come out losung because nothing can be gained, not even a lesson. When you do something wrong and you end up paying for the consequences, you might say, well I learned that I should no longer do this and that is a gain from doing something wrong but in reality you haven't gained anything because after you did something wrong you end up dropping to rock bottom. For example, let's say you were doing a book report. The report was due in two weeks, but you decided to put it off till the last minute. Then you ended up not following the rubric and therefore you have failed your book report. You might think that you have learned your lesson because that means that for the next assignment you will not procrastinate, but in fact you have not gained anything because you just dropped your grade. You also dropped the high level of expectations the teachers have on you. But in general you have showed the teachers that you are not responsible and therefore you have also lost their trust. On the other hand, if you decided to do the book report the instant it was given to you then you may have gained more than you have thought. Never think that doing the wrong thing will help you get better because it will only sink you further into the sea. To truly gain something you must work hard for and do the right thing.