In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

In some cultures,
children
are often told that if they try hard enough, they could achieve anything.
Firstly
,
this
essay will describe the advantages of
this
message
and
secondly
, it will explain the disadvantages of
this
message
.
First
of all, the advantages of telling
children
to
work
hard are giving them
confident
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in achieving their
goals
, motivating and telling them not to give up their
goals
even when facing bottlenecks. The bright side of
this
message
is telling
children
that if they are trying hard enough, everything is possible to be achieved. Even though in reality, achieving anything we want is not easy but it is possible if we have put enough
effort
and patience
on
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trying and working hard.
On the other hand
, telling
children
to
work
hard enough can
also
be
describing
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as encouraging the
children
to contribute their best
effort
while achieving their
goals
.
Secondly
, the disadvantages of
this
message
are
children
might be giving up
to try
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if they did not achieve what they want after
contributed
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their best
effort
, not only that they might
lost
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lose
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in
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confidence. Under
this
circumstance, they probably will give up on working hard and
loss
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lose
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of interest in achieving their
goals
. In conclusion, telling
children
to
work
hard in order to achieve anything they want is a good start to encourage them but sometimes hard
work
doesn’t pay off soon as thing doesn’t come easily. In my point of view, we must always contribute our best
effort
and be
patience
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patient
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on
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achieving anything we want.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • achieve
  • try hard
  • positive mindset
  • self-belief
  • motivates
  • ambitious goals
  • resilience
  • determination
  • confidence
  • self-esteem
  • growth mindset
  • unrealistic expectations
  • disappointment
  • failure
  • effort
  • hard work
  • seek support
  • individual differences
  • abilities
  • capabilities
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