Article March 23, 1974 Issue

Can You Get Good Marks?

PAUL D. PLAETTNER

Yes, you can. You can achieve academic excellence. Good marks are not a reward for a privileged few. They are available to all!

Good marks are not just a precious commodity capriciously bestowed by teachers, earned by conforming to "least wrong answers" on standardized tests, or luckily being above cut-off points on bell curve marked exams. Good marks are an indication that we are thinking clearly and studying intelligently.

Intelligence is not a nonrenewable resource—like petroleum— unevenly distributed among human brains, some people having more than others. Intelligence is the capacity to know, to understand, and to communicate knowledge or understanding. Intelligence is a quality of God, our source, our Mind. And like love and integrity or any other quality of our true being, this one, too, is unlimited.

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