“If we narrow our view of success to test scores and grades … at least we have a way to know we are doing right by all kids,” says Rose, noting that need for equity and fairness remains vital in schools. What’s more, the reluctance to make changes is understandable. But translating this lesson to the current education norms in which standardization plays a huge part is, admits Rose, easier said than done. In allowing themselves to pursue what motivates them personally, they are able to reach high levels of success in their chosen fields. What all "dark horses" have in common is not training nor personality, says Rose, but instead a sense that their fulfillment it what matters most. “Maybe there’s something we can learn from them.” “There’s all these people who are successful that no one sees coming,” he says, referring to those who follow less traditional paths on their way to personal success. There is not one tried and true path to success, says Lecturer Todd Rose, but how can we find our own way - and help our children and students do the same? The answer, says Rose, may lie with the Dark Horses.
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