We believe that a strong work ethic is essential for student growth.
Succeeding in school, at a job, in a relationship, or at anything else in life has less to do with talent or luck than it does with good old-fashioned hard work. A strong work ethic is in fact the number one precursor to success. “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration,” said Thomas Edison. We believe that the greatest gift we can give young people is to help them develop the discipline, patience and persistence it takes to complete a task; to help those who dream big to fall in love with the process of work.
The kind of diligence that leads to achievement requires a willingness to endure disappointment, failure, fear, and pain without quitting. To tackle and stick with the “un-fun” parts of the process, the parts that are boring, frustrating, distasteful, and even humbling, until the job is done. Success is indeed sweet when we’ve worked hard to achieve it. But an even bigger benefit of a strong work ethic, of working hard and long to accomplish something we didn’t believe was possible to accomplish, is the confidence and self-esteem it builds.
